DEGREE OF A PREDICATE > THE NUMBER OF ARGUMENTS (REFERRING

EXPRESSIONS) THAT A PREDICATE HAS

Predicates Degree Examples

+ NOUNS
- most nouns - one-place + John is a linguist.
predicates - doctor, student,
teacher...

- some nouns (family - two-place + Jane is Mary’s mother.

members/ neighbour) predicates - father, mother,
sister,neighbour
+ ADJECTIVES
- most adjectives - one-place + Ed is foolish.
predicates - nice, good,
beautiful.…

- some adjectives - two-place + This house is bigger

predicates than that house.
- similar, identical,
different, bigger,
smaller...
+ VERBS
- transitive verbs (mono) (vt) - two-place + John loves Mary.
predicates - like, love, see,
help...
- transitive verbs (double/di) - three-place + John gave Mary a ring.
(vt) predicates - tell, give, offer...

- intransitive verbs (vi) - one-place + The baby is sleeping.

predicates - arrive, sleep,
come…
- copular verbs
 - one-place + He seemed tired.
predicates - be, seem, appear,
look…
+ PREPOSITIONS

- most prepositions - two-place + My laptop is on the

predicates desk.
- on, under, below..

- between - three-place + Chicago is between

predicate Los Angeles and New
York.
- A between C and D