Assertion: subject's verb | /r/HasProperty | finite
Facets:
Source sentences:
text: : The subject agrees with the finite verb in person and number, e.g. I am
text: Position occupied : The subject typically immediately precedes the finite verb in declarative clauses in English, e.g. Tom laughs.
text: The subject in English and many other languages agrees with the finite verb in person and number (and sometimes in gender as well).
text: In the second sentence, which involves the subject-auxiliary inversion of a yes/no-question, the subject immediately follows the finite verb (instead of immediately preceding it), which means the second criterion is flouted.
text: In such cases then, one can take the first criterion as the most telling; the subject should agree with the finite verb.
text: The subject is a dependent of the root node, the finite verb, in both trees.
text: : The subject agrees with the finite verb in person and number, e.g. I am
text: Position occupied : The subject typically immediately precedes the finite verb in declarative clauses in English, e.g. Tom laughs.
text: The subject in English and many other languages agrees with the finite verb in person and number (and sometimes in gender as well).
text: In the second sentence, which involves the subject-auxiliary inversion of a yes/no-question, the subject immediately follows the finite verb (instead of immediately preceding it), which means the second criterion is flouted.
text: In such cases then, one can take the first criterion as the most telling; the subject should agree with the finite verb.
text: The subject is a dependent of the root node, the finite verb, in both trees.