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predicate noun

predicate noun noun: a noun used in the predicate of a sentence with a copulative verb or a factitive verb and that refers to the subject of the copulative verb or the direct object of the factitive verb.

Noun

predicate noun (plural predicate nouns)

  1. A noun used in the predicate of a sentence with a copulative verb or a factitive verb and that refers to the subject of the copulative verb or the direct object of the factitive verb.
    • Harner pointed out that "Colwell was almost entirely concerned with the question whether anarthrous predicate nouns were definite or indefinite, and he did not discuss at any length the problem of their qualitative significance."1996, Daniel B. Wallace, Greek Grammar Beyond the Basics, →ISBN

Forms of predicate noun

pluralpredicate nouns

Questions about predicate noun

What does predicate noun mean?
Predicate noun means a noun used in the predicate of a sentence with a copulative verb or a factitive verb and that refers to the subject of the copulative verb or the direct object of the factitive verb.
What part of speech is predicate noun?
Predicate noun is a noun.
What is the plural of predicate noun?
The plural of predicate noun is predicate nouns.

Words near predicate noun in the dictionary

  1. predicate adjective
  2. predicate adjectives
  3. predicate calculus
  4. predicate logic
  5. predicate logics
  6. predicate noun
  7. predicate nouns
  8. predicated
  9. predicates
  10. predicatid
  11. predicatids

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