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In semantics, a predicand is an argument in an utterance, specifically that of which something is predicated. By extension, in syntax, it is the constituent in a clause typically functioning as the subject.: 76
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subject clause predicate head vp predicands modifier example phrase also utterance cases corresponds case person coffee object underlined typically unexpressed
| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Predicand | is a | argument in an utterance | 0.90 | text |
| Predicand | is a | person being spoken to | 0.90 | text |
| Predicand | is a | ambient temperature | 0.90 | text |
| Predicand | is a | speaker | 0.90 | text |
| Predicand | is a | person being addressed | 0.90 | text |
| Predicand | is a | hands of the speaker | 0.90 | text |
| It's you who was right | instance of | the underlined adjunct VP has John as its predicand.In cleft sentences | 0.80 | text |
| the subject is the dummy pronoun it | instance of | the underlined adjunct VP has John as its predicand.In cleft sentences | 0.80 | text |
| but the predicand is the person being addressed | instance of | the underlined adjunct VP has John as its predicand.In cleft sentences | 0.80 | text |
| which corresponds to a complement in the VP | instance of | the underlined adjunct VP has John as its predicand.In cleft sentences | 0.80 | text |
| prepositional phrase | instance of | a predicate may be a constituent | 0.80 | text |
| Predicand | related to Examples | In | 0.60 | section |
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