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2. Predicate (grammar) - Wikipedia

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   On the other hand, dependency grammar rejects the binary subject-predicate division and places the finite verb as the root of the sentence. The matrix predicate is marked in blue, and its two arguments are in green. While the predicate cannot be construed as a constituent in the formal sense, it is a catena.

3. Logical grammar - Wikipedia

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   Syllogistic reasoning consists of a series of subjects (S) and predicates (p). Premise 1: All humans (S) are mortal (p). Premise 2: Socrates (S) is a human (p). Conclusion: Therefore, Socrates (S) is mortal (p). Following these philosophers, the analysis of the sentence into a subject-predicate structure became the cornerstone of classical grammar.

4. Subject (grammar) - Wikipedia

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   The subject (glossing abbreviations: SUB or SU) is, according to a tradition that can be traced back to Aristotle (and that is associated with phrase structure grammars), one of the two main constituents of a clause, the other constituent being the predicate, whereby the predicate says something about the subject.

5. Predicative expression - Wikipedia

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   A predicative expression (or just predicative) is part of a clause predicate, and is an expression that typically follows a copula or linking verb, e.g. be, seem, appear, or that appears as a second complement of a certain type of verb, e.g. call, make, name, etc. [1] The most frequently acknowledged types of predicative expressions are predicative adjectives (also predicate adjectives) and ...

6. Linking verb - Wikipedia

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   In addition to predicate adjectives and predicate nouns, [1] English allows for predicate prepositional phrases as well: John is behind the cocktail cabinet. [2] The following sentences include linking verbs. Roses are red. The detective felt sick. The soup tasted weird. Frankenstein's monster resembles a zombie. He quickly grew tired. You are ...

7. Argument (linguistics) - Wikipedia

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   Jill, for example, is the subject argument of the predicate likes, and Jack is its object argument. Verbal predicates that demand just a subject argument (e.g. sleep , work , relax ) are intransitive , verbal predicates that demand an object argument as well (e.g. like , fry , help ) are transitive , and verbal predicates that demand two object ...

8. Categorical proposition - Wikipedia

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   Quantity refers to the number of members of the subject class (A class is a collection or group of things designated by a term that is either subject or predicate in a categorical proposition. [3]) that are used in the proposition. If the proposition refers to all members of the subject class, it is universal.

9. Sentence (linguistics) - Wikipedia

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   A major sentence is a regular sentence; it has a subject and a predicate, e.g. "I have a ball." In this sentence, one can change the persons, e.g. "We have a ball." However, a minor sentence is an irregular type of sentence that does not contain a main clause, e.g. "Mary!", "Precisely so.", "Next Tuesday evening after it gets dark."