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Right-Side-Out Predicate

Definition:

• Part of Speech: Noun
• Sense: In linguistics, a right-side-out predicate refers to a type of predicate that takes an argument on the right-hand side of the verb.
• Usage: This term is commonly used in syntactic analysis and discussions of sentence structure.

Sample Sentences:

1. John gave Mary a book. (The verb "gave" is a right-side-out predicate where "Mary" and "a book" are the arguments on the right-side of the verb.)
2. In the sentence "She cooked dinner for her friends", the verb "cooked" is a right-side-out predicate as "dinner" and "her friends" are the arguments appearing on the right-side of the verb.

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