Re: "do" captures agent+subject

Henrik Theiling scripsit:

> What about snow?
>   The snow is melting.
>   What is the snow doing?
>
> Would you answer: 'Well, nothing, of course.' or 'It is melting.'?
The latter.

> I'm asking because snow, in contrast to witches, is seldom an agent
> so the question might work diffently on it. :-)
I think so, yes.

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