Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In grammar and logic, relating to or of the nature of a copula.
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- adjective of or relating to a copula
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Examples
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In the Oxford English Grammar, Sidney Greenbaum writes: "If the copular verb is BE and if the subject predicative identifies the subject, the subject and subject predicative can change places."
On all and all DC 2008
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For the grammar geeks out there, I'll quote Algeo's British or American English on the topic, "A group of copular verbs (...) have predominantly adjectival complements in common-core English, but also have nominal subject complements in British more frequently than in American."
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