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Grammar

What is the subject in the sentence "The last person who stole our jagermeister was eaten by marmots" and why?
  

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The subject is person , the verb: was eaten. ) Here is the "core" of your sentence: The person was eaten. "The last (adjective) person who stole our jagermeister (relative clause) was eaten by marmots (agent in prepositional phrase).

  • The subject is person , the verb: was eaten.
  • ) Here is the "core" of your sentence: The person was eaten.
  • "The last (adjective) person who stole our jagermeister (relative clause) was eaten by marmots (agent in prepositional phrase).
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The subject is person, the verb: was eaten.

If you strip the sentence down to its core, you get the essential elements, subject, verb, (object.) Here is the "core" of your sentence:

The person was eaten.

"The last (adjective) person who stole our jagermeister (relative clause) was eaten by marmots (agent in

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