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predicative

predicative

8.5
An adjective that comes after a verb like 'be' to describe the subject
  • adjective
  • /ˈprɛdɪkətɪv/
  • Specialized
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  • The multiplicity of worlds that Zamiatin enumerates as coexisting is, in fact, linked by the copula of the verb to be (dash in Russian), which has the function of performing a metaphorical predicative transition from one world to another.

Examples

  • In my experience, it's IT + BE + PREDICATIVE COMP + RELATIVE CLAUSE.

    Blog text (7)

  • Second, using the IPC as a predicative tool has not been extensively examined, nor has it been used as a selection device.

    Academic text (1990)

  • We must bring this idea back by uncoupling it from any predicative usage.

    Academic text (2016)

  • Rather than using the predicative logic of a microchip, the brain is an analog processor, meaning that it works by analogy and metaphor.

    Academic text (2005)

  • The conjoint predicative value of the individual variables that were significantly associated with dignity was examined with a stepwise multiple logistic regression procedure.

    Academic text (2002)

  • In the phrase 'The cake is delicious,' the word 'delicious' is a predicative adjective that describes the subject.

  • She feels predicative when she describes herself as a talented musician in her biography.

  • In the sentence 'The flowers are beautiful,' 'beautiful' acts as a predicative adjective, conveying something about the subject.

Antonyms

attributive
  • Specialized
7.5

Comes before a noun to describe it, as an adjective does

Surface Forms

predicative positive

Morphology

predicative = predicate (transparent) = predicate + ive

Formed by adding the adjectival suffix '-ive' to 'predicate', meaning 'relating to the predicate', which is clear to learners familiar with 'predicate'.

Etymology

Predicative comes from the same root as predicate, from Latin praedicare, which means 'to declare' or 'to say'. So a predicative adjective is one that is 'said about' the subject because it comes after a verb like 'be', as in 'the sky is blue'.