Sentence Construction – ‘You Idiot’ or ‘You’re an Idiot’: Which is Correct?

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"You idiot" OR "You're an idiot"

I want to know which one is correct because in the first one there is no auxiliary verb.

As I know if I wanted to say that someone is like someone/thing I'll say
"He is a hero."

So in the previous example we've used an auxiliary verb before a noun.

Best Answer

"You idiot" is not a sentence. It's a noun phrase headed by the noun "idiot". "You" is a personal determinative functioning as a determiner.

"You are an idiot" is a complete sentence.

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