Postponed subject
"He failed to win over the fans, not least because of the style of play, and it comes as little surprise the major shareholder, Farhad Moshiri, has chosen to dismiss him." (The Guardian.)
Is [that] the major shareholder, Farhad Moshiri, has chosen to dismiss him a postponed subject in the clause it comes as little surprise the major shareholder, Farhad Moshiri, has chosen to dismiss him?
Top answer
[ He failed to win over the fans ] , not least because of the style of play, and [ it comes as little surprise (that) the major shareholder, Farhad Moshiri, has chosen to dismiss him ]. Yes, that’s right. The sentence has three main sections: the two bracketed independent clauses (a coordination), and the bit in the middle which is a supplement, a kind of interpolation.
- [ He failed to win over the fans ] , not least because of the style of play, and [ it comes as little surprise (that) the major shareholder, Farhad Moshiri, has chosen to dismiss him ].
- Yes, that’s right.
- The sentence has three main sections: the two bracketed independent clauses (a coordination), and the bit in the middle which is a supplement, a kind of interpolation.
- The second coordinate has subject extraposition where (that) the major shareholder, Farhad Moshiri, has chosen to dismiss him is the extraposed subject, and it is a dummy element serving as subject.
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[He failed to win over the fans], not least because of the style of play, and [it comes as little surprise (that) the major shareholder, Farhad Moshiri, has chosen to dismiss him].
Yes, that’s right.
The sentence has three main sections: the two bracketed independent clauses (a coordination), and the bit in the middle which is a supplement, a kind
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