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katpak
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Linguistic/Grammatical Question
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Does anyone know the �operational � name for a subject in a sentence that is represented by more than just one noun:
The dog, the cat and the boy were running.
In Polish it is called: podmiot szeregowy = BLAH BLAH BLAH subject
By BLA BLA BLA I mean I dont know, but it is an adjective.
Thank u soo much for ur help.
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7 Oct 2010
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yulya_esl
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may be they are homogeneous parts of the sentence?
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7 Oct 2010
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katpak
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no I �m rather looking for a name of the subject type, thx anyway
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7 Oct 2010
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rosammd
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I think you can call it "compound subject" or "complex subject".
Hugs from Spain |
7 Oct 2010
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baiba
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I agree with rosammd.
Look at this example taken from the internet.
At the local Dairy Queen,
Officer Jenkins,
Mrs. Lowery,
the Williams twins,
Harold, Billy
Jo, Jenny, and
Marsha gasped at the sight of pickle
slices on their banana splits.
Officer Jenkins,
Mrs. Lowery,
the Williams twins,
Harold, Billy
Jo, Jenny,
Marsha = compound subject
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7 Oct 2010
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katpak
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Thank you kindly! I think that �s it!
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7 Oct 2010
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MarianaC
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Compound is any group or clause made up of a number of items from the same category, clasifying as equals. One example can be your subject, katpak, made up of a number of nouns, making it a compound subject.
Complex is a group or clause that has different items from different categories. For example, where there is a dependent and an independent clause, that �s a complex sentence
(The cat, the dog and the boy were running [independent clause] because they were late [dependent clause]. The complete sentence is a complex sentence, as the clauses have different hierarchies.) |
8 Oct 2010
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katpak
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I can �t thank you guys enough!
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8 Oct 2010
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