Secondary predicate

A secondary predicate is a (mostly adjectival) predicative expression that conveys information about the subject or the object but is not the main predicate of the clause. ^[1]

3 relations: Adjunct (grammar), Predicate (grammar), Predicative expression.

Adjunct (grammar)

In linguistics, an adjunct is an optional, or structurally dispensable, part of a sentence, clause, or phrase that, if removed or discarded, will not otherwise affect the remainder of the sentence.

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Predicate (grammar)

There are two competing notions of the predicate in theories of grammar.

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Predicative expression

A predicative expression (or just predicative) is part of a clause predicate, and is an expression that typically follows a copula (or linking verb), e.g. be, seem, appear, or that appears as a second complement of a certain type of verb, e.g. call, make, name, etc.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secondary_predicate

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