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Myer7 Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

Interrogative pronoun

Why this sentence "What is the theme of poem?" is a subject , while the other one " Which is which?" is a subject complement?
How it happened?

co'z it is said here in my book that interrogative can be used as subjects or subject complement..
  

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" What (subject) is (verb) the theme (subject complement) of the poem? Who (subject) is the author (subject complement) of the poem? The subject complement follows a linking verb: He (subject) is a man (subject complement) .

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  • " What (subject) is (verb) the theme (subject complement) of the poem?
  • Who (subject) is the author (subject complement) of the poem?
  • The subject complement follows a linking verb: He (subject) is a man (subject complement) .
  • Who (subject) is he (subject complement) ?
  • Which (subject) is which (subject complement)?
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"What (subject) is (verb) the theme (subject complement) of the poem?
Who (subject) is the author (subject complement) of the poem?

The subject complement follows a linking verb:
He (subject) is a man (subject complement).
Who (subject) is he (subject complement)?
Which (subject) i
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