preindicative ( synonym found)
Definition of preindicative:

°(grammar) 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.
°(grammar of adjectives) Using words after a verb as a predicate.
"The sentence 'This house is big.' exemplifies the predicative use of 'big'."
Definition of preindicative:

°(grammar) 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.
°(grammar of adjectives) Using words after a verb as a predicate.
"The sentence 'This house is big.' exemplifies the predicative use of 'big'."
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