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predicative
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(grammar) describing an adjective or noun following a linking verb and completing the meaning of the copula
predicative
adj
predicate
v
predicatively
adv
predicatively
adv
Example
In Spanish, the predicative adjective agrees with the subject in gender and number.
The role of the predicative noun is to provide additional information about the subject.
"She is happy" is an example of a predicative construction.
