predicative
/ˈprɛdɪˌkeɪtɪv/
noun
- A word or phrase that comes after a linking verb and gives information about the subject.
- In 'He became a doctor,' the noun 'a doctor' is a predicative.
- Students learned to identify the predicative in sentences like 'The sky is blue.'
- A predicative can be an adjective, noun, or pronoun that follows a linking verb.
adjective
- Relating to or being the part of a sentence that comes after a linking verb (like 'be', 'seem', 'become') and describes the subject.
- The phrase 'seems tired' uses a predicative structure to describe the subject.
- Teachers often explain that predicative adjectives follow verbs like 'look' or 'feel.'
- In the sentence 'She is happy,' the word 'happy' is a predicative adjective.
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