A10
core
Scene core
Events
Identity / Classification
What is it? Who is who?
basic
Copular clause
Predicate nominal
Classification
Ý nghĩa
A relation that identifies, names, classifies, or equates one participant with another role, class, or label.
Cách nhận biết
Ask whether the sentence says that X is Y or belongs to a class.
Ví dụ
Từ
doctor|teacher|friend|problem
Cụm từ
my brother is a doctor|this is a mistake
Câu
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.
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Việt
Mức độ thể hiện
strong
Tầm quan trọng
Identity and classification commonly use là, while some informal or contextual noun predicates may omit it.
Anh ấy là bác sĩ.
he is doctor
Trong ngôn ngữ Bạn đang học
Anh
Mức độ thể hiện
strong
Độ khó
English identity and classification commonly use 'be', often with an article before singular count nouns.
She is a doctor.
is a doctor = classification
Vấn đề thường gặp của người học
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.