Definition

In a way that provides information about the subject of a sentence, often used in grammar to describe how a word or phrase functions as a predicate.

Example

In the sentence 'The sky is blue', the word 'blue' is used predicatively to describe the subject 'sky'.

Conversation

I was reading about grammar rules yesterday.

Oh really? Did you learn anything interesting?

Yeah, I found out that adjectives can be used predicatively in sentences.

That's cool! I never thought about how they describe the subject that way.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Root Explanation

Predicatively → It is formed from "predicative" (from Latin "praedicativus", meaning declaring or asserting) and the suffix "-ly" (meaning in a manner of). The word "predicatively" means in a manner that asserts or declares something about a subject.

Memory Tip

Think of the word 'predicative' which relates to making a declaration, and remember that 'predicatively' means doing so in a manner that asserts something.

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