predicative

predicative
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.

2. noun
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)

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