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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
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Subject/object

I am confused as to what is the subject/object of this sentence

"Their greatest fear was that somebody would discover it."
  

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Anonymous I am confused as to what is the subject/object of this sentence There is a subject for every clause. A sentence with two clauses has two subjects. Each clause may have an object, but it doesn't have to.

— CalifJim

  • Anonymous I am confused as to what is the subject/object of this sentence There is a subject for every clause.
  • A sentence with two clauses has two subjects.
  • Each clause may have an object, but it doesn't have to.
  • [Their greatest fear] subject was [ that [ somebody ] subject would discover [it] object ] subj-complement .
  • CJ
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AnonymousI am confused as to what is the subject/object of this sentence
There is a subject for every clause. A sentence with two clauses has two subjects.
Each clause may have an object, but it doesn't have to.

[Their greatest fear]subject was [ that [ somebody ]subject would discover [it]object ]subj-comple
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