(5) Past [[give(John) (the book)(to the libr.)](in the library)] Terms which are required by the semantics of the predicate, such as (John), (the book), and (to the librarian) in (5), are called the “arguments” of the predicate; terms which provide further information, such as (in the library) in (5) are called “satellites”.
- Dik (1989), a pag.47

“Arguments” are those terms which are required by some predicate in order to form a complete nuclear predication. They are essential to the integrity of the SoA [state of affairs] designated by the predicate frame. If we leave them out , the property/relation designated by the predicate is not fulfilled or satisfied.
- Dik (1989), a pag.72