Subject in a clause
"Cassini also found silicates and hydrogen, meaning there are energy sources beneath the moon’s surface, and the chemicals microbes are known to consume on Earth." (The Guardian.)
What is the subject of clause ..., and the chemicals microbes are known to consume on Earth in the above? Is it "the chemicals" or "microbes"? Or, is it a noun phrase, not a clause?
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Anonymous Cassini also found silicates and hydrogen, meaning there are energy sources beneath the moon’s surface , and the chemicals microbes are known to consume on Earth. I don't think the comma in red is really necessary. , and the chemicals microbes are known to consume on Earth in the above?
- Anonymous Cassini also found silicates and hydrogen, meaning there are energy sources beneath the moon’s surface , and the chemicals microbes are known to consume on Earth.
- I don't think the comma in red is really necessary.
- , and the chemicals microbes are known to consume on Earth in the above?
- It's not a clause.
- It's a noun phrase, as you suspected.
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AnonymousCassini also found silicates and hydrogen, meaning there are energy sources beneath the moon’s surface, and the chemicals microbes are known to consume on Earth.
I don't think the comma in red is really necessary.
AnonymousWhat is the subject of the
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