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<p>In <a href="page.php?w=linguistics">linguistics</a>, an <b>argument</b> is an expression that helps complete the meaning of a <a href="page.php?w=predicate_%28grammar%29">predicate</a>, the latter referring in this context to a main verb and its auxiliaries. In this regard, the <a href="page.php?w=Complement_%28linguistics%29">complement</a> is a closely related concept. Most predicates take one, two, or three arguments. A predicate and its arguments form a predicate-argument structure. The discussion of predicates and arguments is associated</p><p>
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