A10
core
Scene core
Events
Identity / Classification
What is it? Who is who?
basic
Copular clause
Predicate nominal
Classification
Betekenis
A relation that identifies, names, classifies, or equates one participant with another role, class, or label.
Zo herken je het
Ask whether the sentence says that X is Y or belongs to a class.
Voorbeelden
Woorden
doctor|teacher|friend|problem
Zinnen
my brother is a doctor|this is a mistake
Voorbeeldzin
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.
Taaloverzicht
In je moedertaal
Nederlands
Aanwezigheid
strong
Belang
Identity uses a copula; professions often appear without an indefinite article.
Zij is arts.
She is doctor.
In de taal die je leert
Engels
Aanwezigheid
strong
Moeilijkheidsgraad
English identity and classification commonly use 'be', often with an article before singular count nouns.
She is a doctor.
is a doctor = classification
Veelvoorkomend struikelpunt
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.