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Anonymous Posted 9 years ago
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"As so often happens in Middle East negotiations, what were intended as simple first steps have become an end in themselves, subject to months of posturing, hair-splitting and horse-trading."(washingtonpost.com)
What is the subject of the sentence above?
I think that the main verb in the above is "happens" and the subject is what were intended as simple first steps have become an end in themselves, subject to months of posturing, hair-splitting and horse-trading.
Am I right?
What is the subject of the sentence above?
I think that the main verb in the above is "happens" and the subject is what were intended as simple first steps have become an end in themselves, subject to months of posturing, hair-splitting and horse-trading.
Am I right?
Top answer
The main verb is "become". The subject is "what were intended as simple first steps".
- The main verb is "become".
- The subject is "what were intended as simple first steps".
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The main verb is "become".
The subject is "what were intended as simple first steps".
The subject is "what were intended as simple first steps".
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"As so often happens in Middle East negotiations, what were intended as simple first steps have become an end in themselves, subject to months of posturing, hair-splitting and horse-trading."(washingtonpost.com)
The subject is pink. The main verb is 'have become'.
The subject is pink. The main verb is 'have become'.
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GPYThe main verb is "become".The subject is "what were intended as simple first steps".Then the verb "happens" is subjectless, isn't it?
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AnonymousThen the verb "happens" is subjectless, isn't it?It does not have an explicit grammatical subject, but the implied subject is "simple first steps becoming an end in themselves ..." (or however you wish to phrase it).
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