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This paper aims to classify languages based on φ-feature agreement and case realization, which cause DP displacement, and analyze this linguistic phenomenon from the perspective of φ-feature agreement or case realization. Firstly, this paper examines the Mohawk language as an example of φ-feature agreement without case realization. This language features subject agreement and object agreement, as well as obligatory displacement of DPs. Kinande, Bantu language, requires subject agreement, which is confirmed by the presence of an augment vowel. Secondly, subject agreement and object agreement occur in Turkish and Malayalam, and case realization appears mainly on the object. In the Nez Perce language, both object agreement and objective case realization co-occur. These languages are classified as exhibiting both phenomena. The third type of language observed is represented by Korean and Japanese, where verb agreement with the subject or object is rare. However, there is an exception in the form of the honorific verb suffix ‘-si,’ which indicates subject agreement. Chinese does not exhibit any phenomenon of φ-feature agreement or case realization. Li (1990) attempts to analyze some evidence of case assignment, but there is no data on case realization. As determining φ-feature agreement and case realization across various languages is essential for the study of universal grammar, this paper may serve as a foundation for investigating these general principles across different languages.