Outrageously Funny Word Dictionary :: Subpredicative

👉 "Subpredicative" refers to a type of linguistic concept or phrase that is derived from another concept or word, and which has its meaning restricted to a particular part of speech. In other words, it is a form of "superordinate," meaning that the subject of the sentence is the noun or pronoun in question. For example: - "She is very happy" - This sentence uses the subpredicative "very" because it restricts its meaning to the noun "happy

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