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Belly-Up Predicate

Part of Speech: Noun

Sense: A linguistic term used in grammar

Usages:

1. A belly-up predicate is a grammatical structure in which the subject is mentioned after the verb.
2. In English, this type of predicate is considered non-standard and is more commonly found in certain dialects or informal speech.

Example Sentences:

1. The book was found by him. (Standard structure)
2. Him found the book. (Belly-up predicate)

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