A10
core
Scene core
Events
Identity / Classification
What is it? Who is who?
basic
Copular clause
Predicate nominal
Classification
의미
A relation that identifies, names, classifies, or equates one participant with another role, class, or label.
알아보는 방법
Ask whether the sentence says that X is Y or belongs to a class.
예시
단어
doctor|teacher|friend|problem
구문
my brother is a doctor|this is a mistake
문장
She is a doctor.
Visual guide
Basic shape
Identity/class frame: X = Y She = a doctor person = class/role Meaning: X belongs to Y
Compare shape
Same link, different marking: [She] [is] [a doctor] [She] [doctor] zero BE [She] [doctor-CASE] Marking changes; X = Y stays.
언어별 보기
모국어에서는
한국어
드러나는 정도
strong
중요도
Identity and classification are commonly expressed with the copula 이다 and its spoken forms 이에요/예요.
저는 학생이에요.
As for me, student am.
학습 언어에서는
영어
드러나는 정도
strong
난이도
English identity and classification commonly use 'be', often with an article before singular count nouns.
She is a doctor.
is a doctor = classification
자주 하는 실수
Learners may say 'She doctor' or omit the article in 'She is a doctor'.
Same block, different coding
Both languages use this block strongly, but they signal it differently. Focus on form changes, not only meaning.