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Nominal Sentence

A nominal sentence, also known as a noun-phrase sentence, is a type of sentence construction in which a noun phrase functions as the subject or the predicate of the sentence.

Sense 1: Subject Nominal Sentence

In a subject nominal sentence, the noun phrase serves as the subject of the sentence.

Example sentence: The yellow flowers in the garden are beautiful.

In this sentence, "The yellow flowers in the garden" acts as the subject.

Sense 2: Predicate Nominal Sentence

In a predicate nominal sentence, the noun phrase functions as the predicate or the complement of the subject.

Example sentence: James became a doctor.

Here, "a doctor" acts as the predicate nominal, describing James.

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