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Olive bee 609 Posted 8 years ago
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Can someone explain to me what I a object and subject predicative?
  

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Hello olive bee, The term "predicative" is used for adjectives not for subjects and objects. For example: He's young. The word "young" is predicative.

  • Hello olive bee, The term "predicative" is used for adjectives not for subjects and objects.
  • For example: He's young.
  • The word "young" is predicative.
  • Predicative adjectives come after a verb such as be, become, get, seem, look.
  • JA
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Hello olive bee,

The term "predicative" is used for adjectives not for subjects and objects.

For example:

He's young.

The word "young" is predicative.

Predicative adjectives come after a verb such as be, become, get, seem, look.

JA

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I thought you abused me when you used that sentence??. Here are some examples of "subject predicative":

1. The governor made his son his secretary.

2. They named the boy George.

3. John called George heartless.

In these sentences, "his secretary", "George", and "heartless" are object predicatives. In these sentences, we have direct objectives which are "his son", "the b

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