COPULATIVE

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

An equating verb (such as 'be' or 'become') that links the subject with the complement of a sentence

Synonyms:

copula; copulative; linking verb

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("copulative" is a kind of...):

verb (a content word that denotes an action, occurrence, or state of existence)

Derivation:

copulative (syntactically connecting sentences or elements of a sentence)

Meaning:

Syntactically connecting sentences or elements of a sentence

Example:

'and' is a copulative conjunction

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

conjunctive (serving or tending to connect)

Domain category:

grammar (the branch of linguistics that deals with syntax and morphology (and sometimes also deals with semantics))

Derivation:

copulative (an equating verb (such as 'be' or 'become') that links the subject with the complement of a sentence)