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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
Subject of the sentence?
Hi,
I'm an English teacher in Japan, so it's kind of embarrassing that I'm asking this, but my students often know English grammar better than I do. (English grammar is drilled into their heads from junior high school, and while I have a pretty good grasp, it sometimes doesn't compare to their level). They asked something in class the other day that I wasn't sure how to answer.
I had written some comprehension questions based on an article they had read, and one question was: "What has being homeless not diminished?" My students asked what the subject was in the sentence, and I said it was the "what," but now I think maybe "being homeless" is the subject, or...maybe not. Can anyone help?
I provided some alternative phrasing for the sentences, including:
"What hasn't diminished despite homelessness?"
and
"What has people's homelessness not diminished?"
which then made me think that the first sentence grammatically correct, awkward or unclear. Any thoughts on this?
I'm an English teacher in Japan, so it's kind of embarrassing that I'm asking this, but my students often know English grammar better than I do. (English grammar is drilled into their heads from junior high school, and while I have a pretty good grasp, it sometimes doesn't compare to their level). They asked something in class the other day that I wasn't sure how to answer.
I had written some comprehension questions based on an article they had read, and one question was: "What has being homeless not diminished?" My students asked what the subject was in the sentence, and I said it was the "what," but now I think maybe "being homeless" is the subject, or...maybe not. Can anyone help?
I provided some alternative phrasing for the sentences, including:
"What hasn't diminished despite homelessness?"
and
"What has people's homelessness not diminished?"
which then made me think that the first sentence grammatically correct, awkward or unclear. Any thoughts on this?
Top answer
maybe not. Can anyone help? The subject is "being homeless".
- maybe not.
- Can anyone help?
- The subject is "being homeless".
- Being homeless has not deminished.......
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The subject is "being homeless". Being homeless has not deminished.......
"What has being homeless not diminished?"
My students asked what the subject was in the sentence, and I said it was the "what," but now I think maybe "being homeless" is the subject, or...maybe not. Can anyone help?
Google 'What is the subject in interrogative sentences?'
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"What has being homeless not diminished?"
Being homeless - a subject;
Hasn't diminished - a verb;
What - an object (for example: Being homeless has not diminished self-respect.)
In my opinion, What is a pronoun doing the job of the object.
Being homeless - a subject;
Hasn't diminished - a verb;
What - an object (for example: Being homeless has not diminished self-respect.)
In my opinion, What is a pronoun doing the job of the object.
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