Predicative = adj. Forming part of the whole of the predicate, e.g. 'old' in the dog is old (but not in THE OLD DOG).\n\nClause = n. 1. a single part in a treaty, law, or contact.\n            2. a part of a complex sentence, with its own finite verb.\n\nPredicate = n. the part of a sentence that says something about the subject, E.G. 'is short' in LIFE IS SHORT.\n\nPredicate 2 = v. to assert that (a thing) belongs as a quality or property etc., WE CANNOT PREDICATE HONESTY OF HIS MOTIVES.\n\nFinite = adj. 1.limited, not infinite.\n2. (of a part of a verb) having a specific number and person.\n\nn.= Noun  v.= verb  adj.= adjectif etc. = etcetera E.G.= for example\n\nhope this helps, good luck