The verb in the sentence is, to follow (his father's footsteps). This verb is used as an infinitive. An infinitive is a word in the verb form that functions as a noun, adjective or adverb. Infinitives are generally introduced by the word "to".
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<span>Another name of predicate in a sentence is verb. Predicate describes the subject in a sentence or a clause that expresses the subject, which is usually, consists of a verb, objects, adverbal modifiers or complements. Therefore, predicate serves to make assertion, denial and argument about a proposition.
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