PREDICATIVE
predicative
Noun
- 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.
- Examples
- He seems nice. (adjectival predicative of the subject)
- Bob is a postman. (nominal predicative of the subject)
- We painted the door white. (adjectival predicative of the object)
- They elected him president. (nominal predicative of the object)
Adjective
- Used after a verb, as a predicate;
- In the sentence, ‘This house is big’, ‘big’ is predicative, whereas in ‘This is a big house’, it is attributive.
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