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2. Predicate (grammar) - Wikipedia

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   Predicate (grammar) The term predicate is used in two ways in linguistics and its subfields. The first defines a predicate as everything in a standard declarative sentence except the subject, and the other defines it as only the main content verb or associated predicative expression of a clause. Thus, by the first definition, the predicate of ...

3. Sentence clause structure - Wikipedia

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   This simple sentence has one independent clause which contains one subject, girl, and one predicate, ran into her bedroom. The predicate is a verb phrase that consists of more than one word. In the backyard, the dog barked and howled at the cat.

4. Predicative expression - Wikipedia

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   Predicative expression. 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 ...

5. Clause - Wikipedia

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   Clause. In language, a clause is a constituent or phrase that comprises a semantic predicand (expressed or not) and a semantic predicate. [1] A typical clause consists of a subject and a syntactic predicate, [2] the latter typically a verb phrase composed of a verb with or without any objects and other modifiers.

6. Propositional function - Wikipedia

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   In propositional calculus, a propositional function or a predicate is a sentence expressed in a way that would assume the value of true or false, except that within the sentence there is a variable ( x) that is not defined or specified (thus being a free variable ), which leaves the statement undetermined. The sentence may contain several such ...

7. First-order logic - Wikipedia

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   A predicate evaluates to true or false for an entity or entities in the domain of discourse. Consider the two sentences "Socrates is a philosopher" and "Plato is a philosopher". In propositional logic, these sentences themselves are viewed as the individuals of study, and might be denoted, for example, by variables such as p and q.

8. Sentence (mathematical logic) - Wikipedia

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   In mathematical logic, a sentence (or closed formula) [1] of a predicate logic is a Boolean -valued well-formed formula with no free variables. A sentence can be viewed as expressing a proposition, something that must be true or false. The restriction of having no free variables is needed to make sure that sentences can have concrete, fixed ...

9. Sentence (linguistics) - Wikipedia

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   Sentence (linguistics) In linguistics and grammar, a sentence is a linguistic expression, such as the English example " The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog ." In traditional grammar, it is typically defined as a string of words that expresses a complete thought, or as a unit consisting of a subject and predicate.