语法-对英语主语的探讨AprobeintoEnglishSubject

1、a probe into english subjectas we all know, subject is still refers to a grammatical function, but there is a suggestion that it is also the "subject-matter of the sentence.a third common use of the word “subject" is to mean the doer (or actor) of the verb-the 'logicaf subject. in many

2、 sentences, the three uses of the word 'subject9 coincide.thus if we say: the expatriates teach the students english.the expatriates are:1. the grammatical subject of the verb teach2. the subject matter or "psychological subject9 that serves as the starting point for the predication (teach

3、the student english);3. the actor or doer of the action (the 'logical subject").after looking for, i understand that the subject of a sentence is most frequently a noun, a subject pronoun. usually, it is the word or words that the verb describes, but in some sentences it follows the verb. y

4、ou will see that the subject may also be a whole group of words acting together as a noun or it may have two or more parts.nounsfirst, i know the nouns can be as the subjects and they are common in our oral speaking or writing.the most reliable indications of nouns are position and function. the one

5、 of the main functions of nouns (and noun phrase) is:subject of verb: the children are writing. / henry is writing. / the life of the people is changing day by day./ some young people can 7 settle down to their own business./another rocket is going to be launched next week./are there other universes

6、 outside our own?noun phrasenext is a noun phrase. it is a word or words functioning in a sentence like a noun. also, it can act as subject in the sentence. usually the head of np is also the "thing" we talking about.eg: weather in our coastal city is nice and cool in summer.the subject of

7、 a clause is usually a noun phrase, it is a convenient term for any one of the following:a. a noun, such as george, boys;b a nominal group, such as the boys, the headmaster's desk, in which a noun (boys, desk) is the head, and in which the other words (the, the headmaster's) modify the head;

8、c. a pronoun, which may be one of the seven so-called personal pronounsq, you. he, she, it, we, they) or an indefinite pronoun like everyone or something, or one of the words like this and that which can be used as pronouns.d. a pronominal group, such as we all, everyone in our class, in which a pro

9、noun (w匕 everyone ) is the head.noun clausesin my opinion, clauses are essential for english writing. using a good clause can help you to express the main idea or topic.1. 77ir-clausesit can be the subject of a verb in another clause: that the driver could not control his car was obvious. (the conju

10、nction that is obligatory when the clause is subject)/%。/ he will come to the conference has excited every one of us.this can be converted into a sentence beginning with it:a. it+copular+adj+that-clauseit is likely that there will be a snowstorm tomorrow.b it+copular+noun+that-clauseit is a pity tha

11、t you didn 7 attend to the lecture yesterday./it is no wonder that you have achieved so much success.c. it+be+verb-ed+that-clauseit is said that the professor has already succeeded in carrying out this experience.2. w/z-clausesconjunctionpronounces(w/z<7, whom, whose y thatywhoevery whomever, who

12、sever, whatever)andconj unction adverbs(vv/?, where,how, why, whenever, wherever,however)it can be the subect of another clause: what caused the accident is a complete mystery. / when the new road is open to the traffic has not been made clear./what she saw gave her a little fright./where he lives i

13、s unknown to me./how 1 found it out is no concern of yours./why she did it will remain a puzzle for ever./whoever breaks the law dese/yes a fine.this can be converted into a sentence beginning with it: it is ci complete mystery what caused the accident.though a vv/?-clause is more likely than a that

14、-clause to occur at the beginning of the sentence.3. 为w屁7少-clausewhether-causc can put at the beginning, /clause cannot.eg: whether the work can he completed on time is doubtful./ it is doubtful if the work can be completed on time./whether we go or not depends on the weather.pronouncesmany times, i

15、f we think some parts of a sentence are flexible, we usually use some words to substitute them. so we called these words are pronounces.1. demonstrativesthis/that/these/those are acceptable in subject position.eg: this/that puzzles me. these/those look interesting. this is all i want.nothing else.2.

16、 personalpersonal pronouns can used as subjects of a finite verb.eg:he and i are just good friends.she has already left china for chile.3. wh- series( who, whom, whose, which, what)who put the light out before i finished my work?/ they are all good at maths, but whose is the best?/ which is more int

17、eresting, this book or that one?/ what makes you love your hometown so much ?/who is on the phone ?/which book you choose is yours./what caused the accident is a complete mystery.4. indefinitea. either,neither,each,one, the other,another,anyone,anybody, anything,everyone?everything,everybody,nobody,

18、no one,nothing.they both came on time, but each left ahead of time./nobody know the answer.b. either (of.)& neithereither of the plans is easy to cany out.-which of the two rooms would you like,sir? -oh,neither.either of the two stories is/are interesting./neither of the topics have/has been dis

19、cussed so far.c. many & muchmany don f agree to this plan.d. some-(someone,somebody,something)somebody must have been using my books. they are all in a mess on the shelf./someone has parked the car in the way./no one is actually able to complete the work in such a short time.e. allall are presen

20、t besides the professor./ml is going on very wdlf. suchsuch is stephen hawking, who has suffered a great deal but achieved so much./such are the difficulties that we are now faced with.verbif you are a good learner, you must know the importance of the verbs in english learning. lacking of a verb, th

21、e meaning of a sentence is not clearly. also, verbs can use as subject, we can know the point flow this article.1 .infinite mood(phrase)： it can replace the function of nouns, and as a subject in sentences.to learn an art is very hard./to master a foreign language calls for a great deal of memory wo

22、rk./to become a nurse is my wish./it is an offence to drop litter in the street./to err is human, to forgive, divine.2. + to dohow to stop polluting rivers is ci big problem.3. verb-ing(phrase): to express the concept of abstractionreading is an cirt./working in these conditions is not a pleasure bu

23、t suffer./remembering so many words is really hard work./theres no knowing how long he'ii be a way./a ringing of bells marks the end of old year./their coming to help was a great encouragement to us.usage of itto be honest, it has a function of pronounce. but, this time, i will talking about the

24、 it.it as a form subjecta. replace 1 to do 1it is very nice of them to help me out.b. replace ' verb-ing 1it is no good living alone without keeping with others.c. replace 1 that-clause 1it is believed that proper morning exercises are good for our health.personal pronounto express the things ha

25、ve mention, in order to avoid the repeat >where is your car? it's in the garage./look at that car, it's going too much fast.to express the abstract : it was a great surprise to me when he did a thing like that./ifs all my fault.to express the animal or baby who we not know sexs： her new b

26、aby is tiny.it only weight 2 kilos厶is this your dog? -no,it isn't.to express things both we all know： it is meningitis./ where does it hurt?except the nouns, pronounces, the verbs and clauses. the subjects also including, the numbers, adjectives, preposition, special sentence paten and phrase. t

27、hey are also useful in english.numbersordinal numbers & cardinal numbersthree from eight leaves five./ the second was a tall man./three is enough for each of us./first went to the chinese team./two-thirds of them are college students./there were millions of blooms.adjectivesthe construction of m

28、the+adjn can means a kind of people or thing, it can act as a subject.the sick and the old need our help./the wounded should be sent to hospital at once.prepositionpreposition phrase has a function of subject in sentencebetween 6 and 7 in the morning is a good time for reading/from shanghai to l.a is about 17 hours" flight.special sentence pattenthe subjects in oral are