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=== The Predicate === | === The Predicate === | ||
Every clause contains a predicate. The predicate is the highest <span title="img | Every clause contains a predicate. The predicate is the highest <span title="img ='cogs.png'" />VP</span> (or AuxP) in a clause. | ||
In English, clauses always have a VP predicate, however, this VP can also contain a semantically vacuous verb, such as the copula <code>be</code>, and an AP, NP, or PP (i.e. a predicative complement). | In English, clauses always have a VP predicate, however, this VP can also contain a semantically vacuous verb, such as the copula <code>be</code>, and an AP, NP, or PP (i.e. a predicative complement). | ||
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The Predicate
Every clause contains a predicate. The predicate is the highest VP (or AuxP) in a clause.
In English, clauses always have a VP predicate, however, this VP can also contain a semantically vacuous verb, such as the copula be, and an AP, NP, or PP (i.e. a predicative complement).