subject

‹See TfM›The subject in a simple English sentence such as John runs, John is a teacher, or John was run over by a car, is the person or thing about whom the statement is made, in this case John. Traditionally the subject is the word or phrase which controls the verb in the clause, that is to say with which the verb agrees (John is but John and Mary are). If there is no verb, as in John – what an idiot!, or if the verb has a different subject, as in John – I can't stand him!, then 'John' is not considered to be the grammatical subject, but can be described as the topic of the sentence.
While these definitions apply to simple English sentences, defining the subject is more difficult in more complex sentences and in languages other than English. For example, in the sentence It is difficult to learn French, the subject seems to be the word it, and yet arguably the real subject (the thing that is difficult) is to learn French. A sentence such as It was John who broke the window is more complex still. Sentences beginning with a locative phrase, such as There is a problem, isn't there?, in which the tag question isn't there? seems to imply that the subject is the adverb there, also create difficulties for the definition of subject.In languages such as Latin and German the subject of a verb has a form which is known as the nominative case: for example, the form 'he' (not 'him' or 'his') is used in sentences such as he ran, he broke the window, he is a teacher, he was hit by a car. But there are some languages such as Basque or Greenlandic, in which the form of a noun or pronoun when the verb is intransitive (he ran) is different from when the verb is transitive (he broke the window). In these languages, which are known as ergative languages, the concept of subject may not apply at all.

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    Help Pa Help po sa SoftWare Engineering Subject.

    Pahinge naman po ng Open Source Code ng School scheduling class Management na merong Provide me a code of a login form for an admin in which if I try to enter SchoolID ,Name and password, it checks if it has the same credentials with the data i put inside the database. If it has the same data...
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    Android App ChatGPT 4 FREE VIP - May math solver din to at iba pang subject!!!

    Question.AI - Chatbot&Math AI ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ Features & Mod Info ◉ AI virtual assistant powered by GPT4 ◉ Get accurate answers to all questions ◉ Get answers in real-time ◉ Ability to handle with 140+ languages ◉ Scan any math problem to get step-by-step explanations ◉ Plus / ρáíd Features...
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    Help ITU SUBJECT

    Radio Station / very important information
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    Bagsak ako sa Expensive na Subject

    Nalulungkot ako, on the way to bagsak ako sa subject namin na Business Application. Eh pano matanda na yung teacher namin tapos kung magtuturo siya pano gumawa nang business letter tsaka mga manuscript tas research style puro verbal lang, di niya minamaximize gamitin yung computer na pagkamahal...
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    Help The article of stamina by Rica Mary perez how would you describe the subject of this article? (Bot)

    The article of stamina by Rica Mary perez how would you describe the subject of this article?
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    Help 3Nonfictionallocalliteraturewith references study on the effectiveness of learning philosophy subject to the development of senior high year 2015(bot)

    3 Nonfictional literature with references A study on the effectiveness of learning philosophy subject to the character development of senior high start with the 2015
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    Help Movie Request -->> Subject: I Love You

    Baka po meron kayo nito!! imdb: Subject: I love you Storyline: Subject: I Love You is an action-packed romantic drama, based on the destructive 'I Love You' computer virus, which spread around the globe at the turn of the millennium, shutting down computer systems at the Pentagon...
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    Help Explain this it does not the subject the researcher to the unwillingness of customers or their inability to reply to certain questions in Tagalog (bot

    Explain this it does not the subject the researcher to the unwillingness of customers or their inability to reply to certain questions in Tagalog
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    Masteral BSIT subject

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    Help Add and Dropping subject

    Pwede ko ba ma drop yung isang sub on adjusting period then add ko ulit pagkabukas para maiba lang yung section ko
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    Help pwede po ba mag transfer sa ibang university kapag may drop out na subject ka?

    Tanong ko lang po, pwede po ba mag transfer sa ibang university kapag may drop out na subject ka? kung Hindi man pwede mag tetake na Lang Ng ibang course?
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    Help Need free domain for our final Project for web system and technology subject

    Good day po ano po maisusuggest niyo po na website na makakapag bigay ng free domain para sa final project po namin. need po apply CRUD using PHP po. marami po pag nag search ako pero not confirmed kung stable . need ko po suggestion yun kahit magtagal po ng May 25 deadline po kasi is may 22...
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    Help HOPE

    What does HOPE subject in Philippines all about?
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    P.E Daw

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    Help Patulong naman po sa subject na Surveying Works, ty

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    NEED REVIEWER FOR CRIMINOLOGY

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    Help May bagsak po akong 1 subject sa 1st yr 2nd sem ko.Pwede po kayang lumipat sa Public Colleges?

    Pwede po ba kaya ako mag Shift sa ibang school (Public state university sana kasi mahirap lang kami)?
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    1 GPA CUTIE - Major Subject

    WAZZAP ITS ME WIZ AGAIN Medyo natuwa lng ako ngayon kasi nag release na ng grade HAAHAHA worth it puyat sa Major subject, medyo sweneswerte ata ako madaming hits sa carding tas nag ka 1 pa sa grades HAHAHA skl
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    Tutorial Engineering Subject Tutorial Session

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    Ask lang po pano kung bagsak ka ng 1 minor subject 1st sem. Makakapag proceed ka parin ba sa in 2nd sem

    Ask lang po pano kung bagsak ka ng isang minor subject 1st sem makakapag proceed ka parin ba in 2nd sem
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    Help Bagsak ako

    Bumagsak Midterm ko sa Minor subject ko, Makakapasa pa dij ba ako sa finals?? Pasagot naman poo
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    Help Anxiety and Depression

    4th year na ako graduating kung sakali. This year talaga ang worse kasi ang mahal na ng gamit, super strict pa mga prof kasi ibabagsak ka agad once na mali output ng project mo. (Project about circuit na composed ng 40+ IC) Computer engineer course ko and na dedepress ako kasi instead na i push...
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    Dalawang Subject na Marupok

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    Course Which programming course doesn't have math subject?

    it, cs, ce, se lahat may math eh gusto kong matuto ng programming, hindi math, Kahit may math pero napakaunti lang sana.Thanks.
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    Closed Sino po BSED - General Science dito na mag2nd year?

    ano na mga subjects na susunod?
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    Closed Sa mga nag graduate ng Computer Science diyan

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    Closed What was your favorite subject in school?

    Mine was always Literature. Surprisingly, nagustuhan ko rin Statistics.
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    Course A crash course introduction to the subject of programming

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    Closed Filipino subject no more?

    Dahil sa mga lumalaganap na balita about sa pag-aalis ng Filipino sa mga asignatura sa kolehiyo. Payag ba kayo dito mga ka-PHC?
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    Closed Filipino subject sa college, tatanggaling na "daw"

    Para sa akin oks lang kasi Kinder to G12 tinuturo haha. Kayo?
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    Closed Senior high stem

    .. Tanong ko lang, ano po subjects ng STEM track including yungcore?
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    Closed have a blessed sunday

    Sana my mgbigay ng mac .. :)
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    Closed mga boss but lagi nalang naging cdc mga mac ko pagnnood ng streaming n download big files?

    mga boss but lagi nalang naging cdc mga mac ko pagnnood ng streaming n download big files? My paraan ba para maging stable sya khit manood ng ng streaming n download bigfiles --dv235t
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