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Predicate adjective

A predicative expression (or just predicative) is part of a clausepredicate, and is an expression that typically follows a copula or linking verb, e.g. be, seem, appear, or that appears as a second complement (object complement) of a certain type of verb, e.g. call, make, name, etc. The most frequently acknowledged types of predicative expressions are predicative adjectives (also predicate adjectives) and predicative nominals (also predicate nominals).

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