A10
core
Scene core
Events
Identity / Classification
What is it? Who is who?
basic
Copular clause
Predicate nominal
Classification
معنی
A relation that identifies, names, classifies, or equates one participant with another role, class, or label.
اسے کیسے پہچانیں
Ask whether the sentence says that X is Y or belongs to a class.
مثالیں
الفاظ
doctor|teacher|friend|problem
فقرے
my brother is a doctor|this is a mistake
جملہ
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.
زبان کا جائزہ
آپ کی مادری زبان میں
اردو
موجودگی
strong
اہمیت
Identity clauses usually use a copula; predicate nouns generally do not need an article.
وہ ڈاکٹر ہے۔
She is a doctor.
آپ کی سیکھی جانے والی زبان میں
انگریزی
موجودگی
strong
مشکل کی سطح
English identity and classification commonly use 'be', often with an article before singular count nouns.
She is a doctor.
is a doctor = classification
سیکھنے والوں کا عام مسئلہ
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.