From: "H. S. Teoh" <hsteoh@...>
Subject: Plurality
> An interesting thought occurred to me today. I've noticed that in
> languages that mark number on the verb, the number agrees with the number
> of the subject/agent. But has anyone thought about marking the number of
> the *object* on the verb instead? How possible is it to have the verb
> agree with the subject on person, but agree with the *object* on number?
That's not the only possibility. I've got a conlang where the *subject*
inflects to match the tense of the *verb*. You could have any part of the
sentence agree with any factor anywhere else in the sentence if you want.