Re: Fishing for Complements?

Nik wrote:

>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.

Jim wrote:

I didn't know what else to call it.     Anyway, an English subject can stand
for a patient or an agent, depending on whether the passive construction is
used.

Still, I'll sincerely welcome any suggestion for a better term for my
"subject."