Subject (grammar)
word or phrase which controls the verb in the clause; one of the two main constituents of a clause (the other being predicate)
The subject in grammar is the agent (the 'doer') in an active sentence such as: Alan kissed Jane.
However, there is a difficulty. The following two sentences are identical in meaning:
- Our children planted a tree.
- A tree was planted by our children.
Only in the first sentence is our children the grammatical subject. So there is a difference between the logical subject and the grammatical subject.[1]p996 Also, many sentences have no subject, for instance:
- Come here!
- Identifying the thief may take some time.
If a sentence does have a subject, then the rest of the sentence may be called the predicate.
References change
- ↑ McArthur, Tom (ed) 1992. The Oxford companion to the English language. Oxford University Press.
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