The subject is one of the two main
constituents of a clause, according to a tradition that can be tracked back to
Aristotle and that is associated with phrase structure grammars, the other
constituent is the predicate. According to another tradition, i.e. the one
associated with predicate logic and dependency grammars, the subject is the
most prominent overt argument of the predicate. Both traditions see the subject
in English governing agreement on the verb or auxiliary verb that carries the
main tense of the sentence, as exemplified by the difference in verb forms
between he eats and they eat.
The subject has the grammatical function in a sentence of
relating its constituent (a noun phrase) by means of the verb to any other
elements present in the sentence, i.e. objects, complements and adverbials.
The subject is a phrasal constituent, and should be distinguished from parts of
speech, which, roughly, classify words within constituent.
A verb, from the Latin
verbum meaning word, is a word (part of speech) that in syntax conveys an
action (bring, read, walk, run, learn), an occurrence (happen, become), or a
state of being (be, exist, stand). In the usual description of English, the
basic form, with or without the particle to, is the infinitive. In many
languages, verbs are inflected (modified in form) to encode tense, aspect, mood
and voice. A verb may also agree with the person, gender, and/or number of some
of its arguments, such as its subject, or object.
And verb divided into 2:
Irreguler Verb |
Reguler Verb |
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- I am a Doctor
- She can play drum well
- She drank a glass of milk this morning
- I have finished my project this afternoon
- She buys a book
- My mother is cooking five different meals for our special guests
- We don’t smoke
- We will defeat him soon
- John had bought a luggage full of clothes
- I must wake up earlier tomorrow
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