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 ==See Also==
-[[Object (definition)]]
+*[[Object (definition)]]
-[[Indirect Object (definition)]]
+*[[Indirect Object (definition)]]
-[[Case (definition)]]
+*[[Nominative Case (definition)]]
 ==External Links==
 Warning: use www.wikipedia.org articles with caution, they often include inaccurate information.
 *http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subject_(grammar)
-*http://www.icalweb.com/wiki/index.php?title=Subject
+*http://teflworldwiki.com/index.php?title=Subject
 ==References==

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-A syntactic element of a sentence that is one of two main constituents. The subject in a sentence is almost always a noun phrase containing an agent or a noun that is performing some sort of action. In English, the subject is usually linked to its complimentary constituent the predicate, which  contains a verb and modifies the subject, indicating the subject’s subsequent action or state of being.
 ==See Also==
 [[Object (definition)]]

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+A syntactic element of a sentence that is one of two main constituents. The subject in a sentence is almost always a noun phrase containing an agent or a noun that is performing some sort of action. In English, the subject is usually linked to its complimentary constituent the predicate, which  contains a verb and modifies the subject, indicating the subject’s subsequent action or state of being.
 ==See Also==
 [[Object (definition)]]

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-Matthews, P. H. The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Linguistics. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1997.
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−	~~the~~ traditional definition of ~~this term~~ is the doer of the action. This is problematic though because while this covers most grammatical subjects, it does not cover logical or underlying subjects (ex. Objects). Some languages make a distinction between these two types by giving the subject a subjunctive case and the object an objective case. It can be seen also as the topic of the phrase of what is referred to in the sentence. In linguistics terms it is often referred to as the agent.	+	The traditional definition of subject is the <nowiki>'doer'</nowiki> of the action. This is problematic though because while this covers most grammatical subjects, it does not cover logical or underlying subjects (ex. Objects). Some languages make a distinction between these two types by giving the subject a subjunctive case and the object an objective case. It can be seen also as the topic of the phrase of what is referred to in the sentence. In linguistics terms it is often referred to as the agent.

	==References==		==References==

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		+	the traditional definition of this term is the doer of the action. This is problematic though because while this covers most grammatical subjects, it does not cover logical or underlying subjects (ex. Objects). Some languages make a distinction between these two types by giving the subject a subjunctive case and the object an objective case. It can be seen also as the topic of the phrase of what is referred to in the sentence. In linguistics terms it is often referred to as the agent.
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		+	==References==
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		+	Crystal, David. A Dictionary of Linguistics and Phonetics. The language library. Oxford, UK: Blackwell, 1997.
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		+	Crystal, David, and David Crystal. The Penguin Dictionary of Language. London: Penguin, 1999.
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		+	Matthews, P. H. The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Linguistics. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1997.
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	==External Links==		==External Links==
	Warning: use www.wikipedia.org articles with caution, they often include inaccurate information.		Warning: use www.wikipedia.org articles with caution, they often include inaccurate information.

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