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Definition of predicative:

(n) : 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. A nominal predicative is a noun or pronoun that follows a linking verb and renames the subject
(adj) : using words after a verb as a predicate
"the sentence 'This house is big.' exemplifies the predicative use of 'big'."
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Definition of predicative:

(n) : 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. A nominal predicative is a noun or pronoun that follows a linking verb and renames the subject
(adj) : using words after a verb as a predicate
"the sentence 'This house is big.' exemplifies the predicative use of 'big'."
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