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Indicative vs Predicative - What's the difference?

indicative | predicative |

In grammar terms the difference between indicative and predicative

is that indicative is the indicative mood while predicative is an element of the predicate of a sentence which supplements the subject or object by means of the verb. Predicatives may be nominal or adjectival.

indicative

English

Alternative forms

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Adjective

(en adjective)
  • serving as a sign, indication or suggestion of something
    • He had pains indicative of a heart attack.
  • (grammar) of, or relating to the indicative mood

    • Noun

  • (grammar) the indicative mood

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    predicative

    English

    Alternative forms

    * (dated)

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (grammar, of an adjectival or nominal) Used after a verb, as a predicate;
    • In the sentence, ‘This house is big’, ‘big’ is predicative , whereas in ‘This is a big house’, it is attributive.

    Antonyms

    * attributive

    Derived terms

    * predicatively * predicative adjective

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (grammar) An element of the predicate of a sentence which supplements the subject or object by means of the verb. Predicatives may be nominal or adjectival.
    • ; Examples * He seems nice.''''' (adjectival ' predicative of the subject) * Bob is a postman'''.'' (nominal ' predicative of the subject) * We painted the door white'''.'' (adjectival ' predicative of the object) * They elected him president'''.'' (nominal ' predicative of the object)