nominativus pendens
"Nominativus pendens" is a Latin term used in grammar and rhetoric to describe a noun phrase that appears to be the subject of a sentence but isn't grammatically connected to the verb.
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Definition
C2Grammar
(technical, academic)A noun phrase that appears to be the subject of a sentence but is not grammatically connected to the verb.
Example
- The old man, he walked slowly down the street.
C2Rhetoric
(technical, academic)The intentional use of a noun phrase that seems to be the subject but is not grammatically linked to the verb, often for emphasis or to introduce a topic.
Example
- The project, it was a complete success.
Similar
Terms that have similar or relatively close meanings to "nominativus pendens":
nominative absolutenomen appellativumgenitive absolutenominative case