Predications,Arguments and Predicates An example "A man is was in front of a woman. (see the diagram p.128,Leech) Predicate and argument have different roles in the whole predication: The predicate is the major element to govern the arguments,which are in a relation of dependency diagram,with the arguments branching off from the predicate. The predicate determines the number and nature of the arguments.An example “A man is / was in front of a woman.” (see the diagram p.128, Leech) • Predicate and argument have different roles in the whole predication: • The predicate is the major element to govern the arguments, which are in a relation of dependency diagram, with the arguments branching off from the predicate. • The predicate determines the number and nature of the arguments. Predications, Arguments and Predicates