What is the subject of this "was"?
Hi. I can't figure out what is the subject of "was" in the sentence below:
"Very early man had a sense of ownership, a feeling that what he had acquired belonged to him, was his property."
Could you tell me, please?
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Very early man had a sense of ownership, a feeling that what he had acquired belonged to him, was his property . The subject of "was" is the underlined noun phrase. It is intended to be the common subject of the two verb phrases belonged to him and was his property .
- Very early man had a sense of ownership, a feeling that what he had acquired belonged to him, was his property .
- The subject of "was" is the underlined noun phrase.
- It is intended to be the common subject of the two verb phrases belonged to him and was his property .
- The two VPs are probably best analysed as a coordination, but without the coordinator "and" being present.
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Very early man had a sense of ownership, a feeling that what he had acquired belonged to him, was his property.
The subject of "was" is the underlined noun phrase.
It is intended to be the common subject of the two verb phrases belonged to him and was his property.
The two VPs are probably best analysed as a coordination, but wit
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