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There are two (non-interchangeable) ways to say 'X is Y':
There are two (non-interchangeable) ways to say 'X is Y':


#''Y DET X'' - This is used when Y is an adjective or when asserting that nouns X and Y are the same thing.
#''Y DET X'' - This is used to assert that nouns X and Y are the same thing.
#''dyb Y DET X'' (lit. X is in the set of all Y's) - This is used when the speaker asserts that "X is-a Y" (Y a predicate noun)
#''dyb Y DET X'' (lit. X is in the set of all Y's) - This is used to assert that "X is-a Y" (Y a predicate noun)


==Noun phrase==
==Noun phrase==
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