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Main FAQ ãóìàíèòàðíûå íàóêè åñòåñòâåííûå íàóêè ìàòåìàòè÷åñêèå íàóêè òåõíè÷åñêèå íàóêè #The subject. Ways of expressing the subject. The subject denotes an agent, an instrument, a recipient, and other participants in an action.
It occurs with all types of verbs, is characteristically a noun phrase or a pronoun, a numeral, gerund, infinitive. The subject is reflected in a tag question by a pronoun form. May correspond to a by-phrase in passive structures. Ways of expressing: 1. Simple – a single word: The fog is thinning. 2. Phrasal – phrase: One foot is better than two crutches. 3. Complex – predicative construction/complex: a) For-to inf construction: It’s easy for you to say so. b) A gerundial complex: Your knowing a thing is nothing. 4. Clausal – a subject clause: What I need is a piece of advice. |