Subject+and+predicate
1Predicate (grammar) — In traditional grammar, a predicate is one of the two main parts of a sentence (the other being the subject, which the predicate modifies). In current linguistic semantics, a predicate is an expression that can be true of something. Thus, the… …
2predicate — A predicate is any expression that is capable of connecting with one or more singular terms to make a sentence. A predicate expresses a condition that the entities referred to may satisfy, in which case the resulting sentence will be true. For… …
3Subject (grammar) — ExamplesSidebar|35%|In the sentences below, the subjects are indicated in boldface. # The dictionary helps me find words. # Ice cream appeared on the table. # The man that is sitting over there told me that he just bought a ticket to Tahiti. #… …
4Subject complement — In grammar, a subject complement is a phrase or clause that follows a linking verb (copula) and complements, or completes, the subject of the sentence by either (1) renaming it or (2) describing it. The former, a renaming noun (or sometimes a… …
5predicate calculus — Logic. See functional calculus. Also called predicate logic. [1945 50] * * * Part of modern symbolic logic which systematically exhibits the logical relations between propositions involving quantifiers such as all and some. The predicate calculus …
6predicate — predication, n. predicational, adj. predicative /pred i kay tiv, keuh /; Brit. /pri dik euh tiv/, adj. predicatively, adv. v. /pred i kayt /; adj., n. /pred i kit/, v., predicated, predicating …
7predicate — pred•i•cate v. [[t]ˈprɛd ɪˌkeɪt[/t]] adj., n. [[t] kɪt[/t]] v. cat•ed, cat•ing, adj. n. 1) to proclaim; declare; affirm; assert 2) pho logic a) to affirm or assert (something) of the subject of a proposition b) to make (a term) the predicate of… …
8predicate — verything in a sentence that is not part of the subject (i.e., the verb, its qualifiers and complements) is called the predicate. In The man went to town after work, The man is the subject and the rest of the sentence is the predicate. The verb… …
9predicate — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Late Latin praedicatum, from neuter of praedicatus Date: 15th century 1. a. something that is affirmed or denied of the subject in a proposition in logic b. a term designating a property or relation 2. the… …
10subject subject topredicate — nonexempt onexempt adj. 1. Not exempt; subject to (some specified) rule. Opposite of {exempt}. [Narrower terms: {liable to(predicate)}; {subject, subject to(predicate)}] [WordNet 1.5] 2. Specifically: (U. S. Labor Law) Not exempt from the… …
