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Sun 4 Jan, 2015 10:29 am
What's the subject in the following sentence?
There is a woman on the balcony.
Is it "There" or "woman"?
Thanks.
@tanguatlay,
"There is/are" and "It is" are called expletive constructions. The expletive is never the subject of the sentence. In your example, "woman" is the subject. More here:
http://www.english-grammar-revolution.com/there-is.html