text: english syntax help.? i need some information about the predicative clause. do you know where i can find some on the internet, other than the definition? if you have a good syntax book i would appreciate it if you typed what it sais about it and the name of the book. i have to do a presentation based on it. pls help. predicative = adj. forming part of the whole of the predicate, e.g. 'old' in the dog is old (but not in the old dog).  clause = n. 1. a single part in a treaty, law, or contact.             2. a part of a complex sentence, with its own finite verb.  predicate = n. the part of a sentence that says something about the subject, e.g. 'is short' in life is short.  predicate 2 = v. to assert that (a thing) belongs as a quality or property etc., we cannot predicate honesty of his motives.  finite = adj. 1.limited, not infinite. 2. (of a part of a verb) having a specific number and person.  n.= noun  v.= verb  adj.= adjectif etc. = etcetera e.g.= for example  hope this helps, good luck