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Anonymous Posted 9 years ago
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Nice
She is nice.
The word ( nice) as a predicate ( the form) is an adjective.
The word (nice) as a predicator describes the girl ( she)
Is it correct?
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She is nice . No, it's not a 'predicator', which is a verb. The adjective "nice" is predicative complement of "be" in its ascriptive sense.
- She is nice .
- No, it's not a 'predicator', which is a verb.
- The adjective "nice" is predicative complement of "be" in its ascriptive sense.
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- the property of being nice is ascribed to the referent of she .
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She is nice.
No, it's not a 'predicator', which is a verb.
The adjective "nice" is predicative complement of "be" in its ascriptive sense. It relates to the subject, she, i.e. the property of being nice is ascribed to the referent of she.
The element to which a PC relates is called its 'predicand'. Where the predicand is subject, as it is in your example,
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