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Wiktionary:English adjectives Aug 30th 2011, 02:02 Requirement for a predicand: ← Older revision Revision as of 02:02, 30 August 2011 Line 56: Line 56: #'''''Absent''' the upper classes, many people would be much happier.'' (Prep) #'''''Absent''' the upper classes, many people would be much happier.'' (Prep) #'''''Absent''' the upper classes, there would be fewer wars and less crime.'' (Prep) #'''''Absent''' the upper classes, there would be fewer wars and less crime.'' (Prep) - In 1, Tinkerbell, the subject of the sentence is the predicand, and is thus said to be absent. In 2, the subject and natural predicand is Paris, though we can figure out that the intended predicand was likely Tinkerbell. In 3, the subject of the sentence is the dummy pronoun ''there'', which cannot be a predicand. This causes the sentence to be ungrammatical. In 4, and 5, however, ''absent'' is a preposition, not an adjective and no predicand is needed. Thus, even when no predicand is available, as in 5, the sentence remains grammatical. + In 1, Tinkerbell, the subject of the sentence is the predicand, and is thus said to be absent. In 2, the subject and natural predicand is Paris, though we can figure out that the intended predicand was likely Tinkerbell. In 3, the subject of the sentence is the dummy pronoun ''there'', which cannot be a predicand. This causes the sentence to be ungrammatical. In 4, and 5, however, ''absent'' is a preposition, not an adjective and no predicand is needed. Thus, when no predicand is available, as in 5, the sentence remains grammatical. Note that 4 does not assert that "many people are absent the upper classes," so that even when there is a likely subject, it doesn't function as a predicand when the adjunct is prepositional. ===Common cases=== ===Common cases===

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