Re: Fishing for Complements?
| From: | Nik Taylor <fortytwo@...> |
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| Date: | Tuesday, August 3, 1999, 20:12 |
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Jim Grossmann wrote:
> However, the subject can be an agent or a patient or a bunch of other
> things, depending on the clause-initial particle.
[snip]
> QUESTION: What do I call the argument that comes before the subject?
I don't understand how "subject" even applies to what you're calling
"subject". If it can be patient or agent, it seems rather a stretch to
call it subject.
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