What is the subject in this sentence?
This is an example from Longman Dictionary:
"As the temperature rises in the museum under the hot sun moisture evaporates from the ship's wooden hull."
Is it "moisture"?
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Answers · 6
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Yes. Moisture (sub) is rising (verb) while the temp is rising.
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There are 2 subjects in this sentence because there are 2 verbs. 'Temperature' is the subject of 'rises', 'moisture ' is the subject of 'evaporates'.
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If you put the sentence in "regular" order, the subject will become clearer:
MOISTURE evaporates from the ship's wooden hull as the temperature rises in the museum under the hot sun.
As you can see, the main clause is: Moisture evaporates from the ship's wooden hull.
And "As the temperature rises in the museum under the hot sun" is a subordinate adverbial clause that answers the question: When does the moisture evaporate?
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"temperature" and "moisture"
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The Ship is the subject because the sentence is based on what was happening to the ship in the museum
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