Predicative Verbs Example

Predicative verbs, as opposed to copulative verbs, are all those verbs that express an action, state or process, which is performed or suffered by a specific entity.

Difference between predicative verbs and copulative verbs

To better understand how predicative verbs work, it is important to also know what copulative verbs are, since predicative verbs are all those who are not copulatives. The copulatives are be be Y seem.

The copulatives They are verbs that do not imply an action in themselves, since they contain very little lexical content, rather their function is link or link the subject with a attribute to inform about any of its characteristics.

• For example, in the sentence "he is married" the copulative verb to be binds the subject (he) with an attribute (married).

For their part, predicative verbs are characterized because these verbs can by themselves preach something from a nounor name and inform us about a action, state or process they perform. This implies that predicative verbs, unlike copulatives, do have lexical content, that is, they mean something or imply a complete idea.

• For example, in the sentence "the robbers robbed a bank" the predicative verb Steal It is a verb that names the action of taking something that is foreign. This action is linked to the subject thieves.

Let's see below more examples of predicative verbs and sentences with predicative verbs for a better understanding of the topic:

100 Examples of predicative verbs:

1. Act
2. Accustom
3. Encourage
4. Encourage
5. To assemble
6. Kiss
7. Jump
8. Go down
9. Shine
10. To calm
11. Collect
12. To create
13. Cross
14. To dominate
15. Let
16. To damage
17. Highlight
18. To fall in love
19. Emigrate
20. Get in
21. Expect
22. Manufacture
23. Fumigate
24. Celebrate
25. Engrave
26. Gesticulate
27. To turn
28. To win
29. Manage
30. Speak
31. Moisten
32. To sink
33. Run away
34. Boil
35. Hurt
36. Indicate
37. To influence
38. Equalize
39. Intrigue
40. To imply
41. Imitate
42. Interfere
43. Pull
44. Boast
45. Gasp
46. judge
47. Marble
48. Gasp
49. Cry
50. Lubricate
51. Mistreat
52. To bite
53. Medicate
54. Memorize
55. Move
56. Shake
57. To meditate
58. To curse
59. Bad living
60. To mention
61. Rock
62. Need
63. Surf
64. Notice
65. Block
66. Obtain
67. Operate
68. Oxygenate
69. Oxidize
70. Range
71. To plan
72. Postpone
73. To show off
74. Take part
75. Recreate
76. Slice
77. Rejuvenate
78. Sort out
79. Answer
80. Lay off
81. Season
82. To kidnap
83. Cough
84. To have
85. Cut
86. Swindle
87. To knit
88. To tend
89. Transport
90. Yoke
91. to worth
92. Overcome
93. Live
94. Vibrate
95. To visit
96. Look out
97. Return
98. Juxtapose
99. Darn
100. Plunge

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• Copulative verbs.