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6 POSITION OF TIHE SUBJECT. [Par. 8-Io.

" What made him ask?" Here the answer is the same as
the question, viz. " What;" and " What" is the Subject
of "made."
" Whtat was (the sign of surrendering)?" "Giving earth,"
Subject.
8 Position of the Subject.
The Subject of a Verb expressing a statement
generally (a) comes before the Verb; but it (b) sometimes comes after the Verb, e.g. when " there " or an
emphatic Adverb, or some other emphatic word,
comes at the beginning of the sentence:(a) (1) "He reigned in Persia."
(b) (1) " There is no doubt about it."
(2) " Next came my brother."
(3) "'Stop,' cried the soldier."
9 In Poetry, the Subject often comes after the Verb
(See Pars. 513-4):(1) " Loud blew the blast."
IO In Questions, the Subject is generally (1) in the
middle of the Verb, but sometimes (2) after the
Verb
(1) "What did the man say? "
(2) " What said the man?"
- unless the Subject happens to be "Who" or
"What "(1) " IVho saw hi die?"