Nominativetopredicative
Nominativetopredicative is a linguistic term used to describe a construction in which a nominal phrase in the nominative case functions as the predicate part of a sentence, typically after a copular verb such as be or seem. The predicative noun expresses identity, classification, or a property attributed to the subject. This contrasts with predicative adjectives or other types of complements.
In languages with explicit case marking, the predicative noun often appears in the nominative form, though
The nominativetopredicative construction is closely related to the broader concept of predication and to the notion
See also: predicate nominative, predicative noun, copula, predication.