PREDICATIVE
/pɹɪˈdɪk.ə.tɪv/
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Scrabble
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WWF
P(3) R(1) E(1) D(2) I(1) C(3) A(1) T(1) I(1) V(4) E(1)
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Definition
/pɹɪˈdɪk.ə.tɪv/
noun
- (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.
- (grammar) In some languages, a special part of speech used as a predicate and denoting a state of being.
adjective
- (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.“In the sentence, ‘This house is big’, ‘big’ is predicative, whereas in ‘This is a big house’, it is attributive.”
Source: Wiktionary
