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nsubj-outer: inner/outer copulas (#824)
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The clausal counterpart of this relation is [csubj:outer]().

Only subjects are required to be distinguished in this way. There may, for example, be inner and outer copulas, both attaching as [cop]():

~~~ sdparse
The important thing is to be calm .
nsubj:outer(keep, thing)
cop(calm, is)
mark(calm, to)
cop(calm, be)
~~~

The `:outer` subtype is *not* intended for most nominal subjects of copular clauses—only those where the predicate is itself a clause.
Plain [nsubj]() (or another subtype) will be appropriate if the copular clause predicate is a nominal, adjective, etc.:

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