Secondary predicate

A secondary predicate is a (mostly adjectival) predicative expression that conveys information about the subject but is not the main predicate of the clause.

Subtypes

 * depictive secondary predicate (e.g. She drinks her coffee black)
 * resultative secondary predicate (e.g. She painted the door green)

Synonyms

 * copredicate
 * predicative attribute
 * predicate (i.e. secondary predicate) (sometimes used in generative syntax)

Origin
One of the earliest uses is Nichols (1978).