Subject+and+predicate
31predicate noun — Gram. a noun used in the predicate with a copulative verb or a factitive verb and having the same referent as the subject of the copulative verb or the direct object of the factitive verb, as in She is the mayor or They elected her mayor. * * * …
32predicate adjective — pred′icate ad′jective n. gram. an adjective that is used in the predicate with a copulative or factitive verb and has the same referent as the subject of the copulative verb or the direct object of the factitive verb, as sick in He is sick or It… …
33predicate nominative — pred′icate nom′inative n. gram. a noun, pronoun, or adjective in the nominative case, as in Latin or Greek, that is used in the predicate with a copulative verb and has the same referent as the subject …
34predicate adjective — Gram. an adjective used in the predicate, esp. with a copulative verb and attributive to the subject, as in He is dead, or attributive to the direct object, as in It made him sick. [1880 85] …
35predicate noun — Gram. a noun used in the predicate with a copulative verb or a factitive verb and having the same referent as the subject of the copulative verb or the direct object of the factitive verb, as in She is the mayor or They elected her mayor …
36subject complement — Gram. a word or a group of words, usually functioning as an adjective or noun, that is used in the predicate following a copula and describes or is identified with the subject of the sentence, as sleepy in The travelers became sleepy. Also called …
37predicate — 1 noun (C) the part of a sentence that makes a statement about the subject, such as swim in Fishes swim and is an artist in She is an artist compare subject 1 (5) 2 verb (T) formal be predicated on to be based on something as the reason for doing …
38subject complement — sub′ject com plement n. gram. a word or group of words, usu. functioning as an adjective or noun, that is used in the predicate following a copula and describes or is identified with the subject of the sentence, as sleepy in The travelers were… …
39subject complement — Gram. a word or a group of words, usually functioning as an adjective or noun, that is used in the predicate following a copula and describes or is identified with the subject of the sentence, as sleepy in The travelers became sleepy. Also called …
40predicate — Synonyms and related words: IC analysis, advance, affirm, affirmance, affirmation, allegation, allege, announce, announcement, annunciate, annunciation, appositive, argue, assert, assertion, assever, asseverate, asseveration, attribute,… …
