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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

Subject and verb identification.

Apparently the word "who" is being used in the subjective here, but it seems like it would be objective to me.

"It took me a while to get used to people who eat popcorn during the movie."

Is "get used to" the verb of the sentence?

The doer here is "me", but "me" is objective. Is the subject "It"?

I am completely lost on this one. Please help. Thank you.
  

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" The subject is it , and the main verb is the past of take - took . The rest is an infinitive (reduced) clause. The infinitive phrase is "to get used to" There is a relative clause "who eat popcorn during the movie" which modifies "people".

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  • " The subject is it , and the main verb is the past of take - took .
  • The rest is an infinitive (reduced) clause.
  • The infinitive phrase is "to get used to" There is a relative clause "who eat popcorn during the movie" which modifies "people".
  • These clauses can be pulled apart into separate sentences: "It took me a while to get used to those people.
  • You know those people.
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"It took me a while to get used to people who eat popcorn during the movie."

The subject is it, and the main verb is the past of take - took.

The rest is an infinitive (reduced) clause. The infinitive phrase is "to get used to"
There is a relative clause "who eat popcorn during the movie" which modifies "people".
These clauses can be pulled apart into
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Thank you very much. So basically "People" is the subject of the relative clause "people who eat popcorn during the movie."?

That was my confusion. I thought only a complete sentence had a subject, but the subject of clauses can also take subject form; I now realize

I like to eat popcorn while I watch a movie. Vs. I like to eat popcorn while me watch a movie.

Again, th
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Schuyler: I like to eat popcorn while me watch a movie.
Just checking: you do know that this is wrong, right?
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Oh yeah. I was just illustrating how apparent the aforementioned rule is in practice. In other words, someone can properly talk/write (to a degree) but when studying the exact rules of grammar, things get a bit clouded. There's a term for it, but it escapes me. Something to do with getting lost/confused because your vantage point is far too close or "zoomed in".
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AnonymousSomething to do with getting lost/confused because your vantage point is far too close or "zoomed in".
'Wrong perspective'?
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AnonymousSo basically "People" is the subject of the relative clause "people who eat popcorn during the movie."?
No. The subject is the relative pronoun "who".

Sentences can be composed of many clauses. Your first example has two clauses, the main clause, and a dependent clause.

I like to eat popcorn | while I watch a movie.
------ Main
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