copula
Grammatical connecting word
A copula is a verb that links a subject to a complement rather than expressing action.
In English, forms of "be" are the primary copulas: The sky is blue, She seems tired, He became angry.
The complement describes or identifies the subject.
Grammarians also call these linking verbs.
In logic, the copula connects subject and predicate in propositions.
Matter under discussion
- predicateSentence's non-subject portion
- complementWhat makes complete
- clauseProvision in agreement
- agreementShared position between parties
tense · aspect · mood · inflection · conjugation · syntax · nominal · auxiliary
Statement expressing a judgment
- statementExpressed claim or fact
- assertionConfident statement of fact
- truth valueProposition's logical standing
- judgmentReasoned decision-making capacity
existence · being · essence · ontology · metaphysics · Frege · Russell
A joining or relation
- linkPoint of connection
- bondBinding tie or connection
- bridgeStructure spanning an obstacle
- tieEqual score, or neckwear
nexus · junction · relation · connector · join · binding · interface · union
Who someone is
- equationMathematical equality assertion
- equalitySame status for all
- equivalenceState of being equal
- identificationEstablishing who someone is
predication · attribution · assertion · classification · categorization · definition · specification · description
be
Have actual existence
was · were · being · been · seem · appear · become · remain · stay · grow
subject
Matter under discussion
- predicateSentence's non-subject portion
- complementWhat makes complete
- clauseProvision in agreement
agreement · tense · aspect · mood · inflection · conjugation · syntax · nominal · auxiliary · linking verb
proposition
Statement expressing a judgment
- statementExpressed claim or fact
- assertionConfident statement of fact
- truth valueProposition's logical standing
judgment · existence · being · essence · ontology · metaphysics · Frege · Russell
connection
A joining or relation
tie · nexus · junction · relation · connector · join · binding · interface · union · linkage
identity
Who someone is
- equationMathematical equality assertion
- equalitySame status for all
- equivalenceState of being equal
identification · predication · attribution · assertion · classification · categorization · definition · specification · description
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