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The Predicate | <b>The Predicate</b><br> | ||
Every clause contains a predicate. The predicate is the highest VP (or AuxP) in a clause. | <ul> | ||
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). | <li>Every clause contains a predicate. </li> | ||
Example: with a VP predicate (a), and an AuxP predicate (b) | <li>The predicate is the highest VP (or AuxP) in a clause.</li> | ||
<li>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).</li> | |||
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Example: with a VP predicate (a), and an AuxP predicate (b) | |||
_S_ _S_ | |||
/ \ / \ | / \ / \ | ||
/ pred / pred | / pred / pred | ||
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Pat read a book. Pat will read a book. | Pat read a book. Pat will read a book. | ||
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Read further on other grammatical functions: | Read further on other grammatical functions: | ||
# [[Predicate | The predicate]]<br> | |||
# [[Subject | The subject]]<br> | # [[Subject | The subject]]<br> | ||
# [[Complements | The complements]]<br> | # [[Complements | The complements]]<br> | ||
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## [[Predicate_Complement | The predicative complement]]<br> | ## [[Predicate_Complement | The predicative complement]]<br> | ||
## [[Oblique_Complement | The oblique complement]]<br> | ## [[Oblique_Complement | The oblique complement]]<br> | ||
# [[Modifiers_(Adjuncts) | Modifiers (Adjuncts)]]<br> | |||
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[[Grammatical_Functions | ↑ '''Grammatical Functions''']] [[Subject| → '''Subject''']] | |||
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Latest revision as of 15:56, 17 May 2019
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).
Example: with a VP predicate (a), and an AuxP predicate (b)
_S_ _S_
/ \ / \
/ pred / pred
/ \ / \
NP ____VP___ NP ______AuxP____
/__\ /_________\ /__\ /______________\
Pat read a book. Pat will read a book.
Read further on other grammatical functions: