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Nokia Posted 12 years ago
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Subject Question - The past fifty years...

"The past fifty years have seen a dramatic increase in the availability of XX."

What is the subject here? Definitely not "The past fifty years".

How do we call this kind of sentence structure/style?

Thanks very much.
  

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nokia What is the subject here? Definitely not "The past fifty years". No.

— CalifJim

  • nokia What is the subject here?
  • Definitely not "The past fifty years".
  • No.
  • In fact, "the past fifty years" is the subject.
  • nokia How do we call this kind of sentence structure/style?
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nokiaWhat is the subject here? Definitely not "The past fifty years".
No. In fact, "the past fifty years" is the subject.
nokiaHow do we call this kind of sentence structure/style?
I don't believe there is any other name than "idiom". [period of time] has/have seen ...

CJ
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