noun Download 🔗Share (grammar) An element of the predicate of a sentence which supplements the subject or object by means of the verb. Predicatives may be nominal or adjectival. Examples : "The analysis of "He is a doctor" showed that "a doctor" functions as the predicative, renaming the subject "he." " grammar language linguistics Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share (grammar) In some languages, a special part of speech used as a predicate and denoting a state of being. Examples : "In Irish, "Tá" is a common predicative used to express "is" or "are" before nouns and adjectives, indicating a state of being. " grammar linguistics language Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective Download 🔗Share (grammar, of an adjectival or nominal phrase) Modifying a noun while in a predicate phrase, which predicate phrase is other than the noun phrase and occurs after a verb, as a predicate; contrasted with attributive. Examples : "In the sentence, ‘This house is big’, ‘big’ is predicative, whereas in ‘This is a big house’, it is attributive." grammar language linguistics Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading