RULE-G01 — Natures and Intelligences are not predicates of identity

Principle

Natures and Intelligences are engagements a person performs, not types a person is. Use possessive + capacity language. Never predicate-nominative.

The pattern

✗ [subject] is a/an [Nature]
✓ [subject] has a strong/high [Nature] Nature
✓ [Nature] engagement comes [adverb] to [subject]
✓ [subject]'s [Nature] Nature [verb] [predicate]

The forbidden construction collapses person and trait into identity ("she IS a Creative"). The required constructions keep them separable ("she HAS a high Creative Nature" — the trait is a property she carries, not a category she belongs to).

Why

This entry is downstream of three claims:

• CLM-L021 — Natures are situational, not identity types. The grammatical form must reflect the conceptual claim.
• CLM-L024 — Natures are engagements (situational supply meeting situational demand), not roles or labels.
• CLM-L025 — The combinatorial profile space precludes type-membership grammar; everyone has all 9 Natures at varying scores.

Common slip

The predicate-nominative slip is the single most common typology contamination. It shows up most often in:

• short-form copy (LinkedIn, hero headlines): "Are you a Healer?"
• onboarding prompts: "Tell us — what kind of Nature are you?"
• shorthand reference inside teams: "Send the email to one of our Administratives"
• self-description: "I'm a Creative"

The rule is non-negotiable in defining and diagnostic prose. Always reformulate.

Edge case

In narrative after the situational frame is already established, naming someone by a dominant Nature as a shorthand reference is acceptable: "Marcus, the team's Healing anchor, walked through the unit." The rule is strict for definitions and diagnoses, lighter for storytelling within an established frame.

Use this license sparingly. If in doubt, reformulate.

See also

• DEC-001 — Trait valuation (related decision rule on absolute vs. situational language).
• CAP-001 — Capitalization of Natures and Intelligences.
• RULE-G02 — Probabilistic-tendency rule (the related deterministic-language prohibition).
• CLM-L021 / CLM-L025 — Theoretical authority.