Over there is where I'll be
Here's a conversation between a receptionist of a hotel and a man wanting to meet a girl living in the hotel:
Man: Is she in?
Receptionist: Just missed her, actually, but you're welcome to wait.
Man: Okay. Maybe I will. She probably won't be that long, right?
Receptionist: Once she went out and didn't come back for six months. But feel free to sit. Over there.
Man: Over there is where I'll be.
In this context, what is the subject of the last sentence? Over there or where I'll be?
If it's Over there, is this an instance of a prepositional phrase being a subject?
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Here's a conversation between a receptionist of a hotel and a man wanting to meet a girl living in the hotel:
Man: Is she in?
Receptionist: Just missed her, actually, but you're welcome to wait.
Man: Okay. Maybe I will. She probably won't be that long, right?
Receptionist: Once she went out and didn't come back for six months. But feel free to sit. Over there.
Man: Over there is where I'll be.
In this context, what is the subject of the last sentence? Over there or where I'll be?
If it's Over there, is this an instance of a prepositional phrase being a subject?
inversion
asked 6 hours ago
JK2
16111651
If you're only looking at the semantics of the sentence, it means the same thing as I will be over there. In terms of its meaning, the man is the subject.
– Jason Bassford
5 hours ago
@JasonBassford Do you mean "I" is the subject? If so, that's not the answer I'm looking for. I'm looking for a grammatical subject, if you know what I mean.
– JK2
5 hours ago
The construction of this sentence ascribes a quality to "over there"; it is where I'll be. Does this phrasing help you identify the subject?
– R Mac
2 hours ago
I would not say that the sentence ascribes a quality to over there. Instead, it ascribes a location to where I'll be. Red is the colour of the apple. What's the subject of that sentence? Just because something comes before the word is, that doesn't necessarily mean that it's the subject of the sentence.
– Jason Bassford
30 mins ago
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Here's a conversation between a receptionist of a hotel and a man wanting to meet a girl living in the hotel:
Man: Is she in?
Receptionist: Just missed her, actually, but you're welcome to wait.
Man: Okay. Maybe I will. She probably won't be that long, right?
Receptionist: Once she went out and didn't come back for six months. But feel free to sit. Over there.
Man: Over there is where I'll be.
In this context, what is the subject of the last sentence? Over there or where I'll be?
If it's Over there, is this an instance of a prepositional phrase being a subject?
inversion
asked 6 hours ago
JK2
16111651
Here's a conversation between a receptionist of a hotel and a man wanting to meet a girl living in the hotel:
Man: Is she in?
Receptionist: Just missed her, actually, but you're welcome to wait.
Man: Okay. Maybe I will. She probably won't be that long, right?
Receptionist: Once she went out and didn't come back for six months. But feel free to sit. Over there.
Man: Over there is where I'll be.
In this context, what is the subject of the last sentence? Over there or where I'll be?
If it's Over there, is this an instance of a prepositional phrase being a subject?
inversion
inversion
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JK2
16111651
asked 6 hours ago
JK2
16111651
asked 6 hours ago
JK2
16111651
asked 6 hours ago
JK2
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If you're only looking at the semantics of the sentence, it means the same thing as I will be over there. In terms of its meaning, the man is the subject.
– Jason Bassford
5 hours ago
@JasonBassford Do you mean "I" is the subject? If so, that's not the answer I'm looking for. I'm looking for a grammatical subject, if you know what I mean.
– JK2
5 hours ago
The construction of this sentence ascribes a quality to "over there"; it is where I'll be. Does this phrasing help you identify the subject?
– R Mac
2 hours ago
I would not say that the sentence ascribes a quality to over there. Instead, it ascribes a location to where I'll be. Red is the colour of the apple. What's the subject of that sentence? Just because something comes before the word is, that doesn't necessarily mean that it's the subject of the sentence.
– Jason Bassford
30 mins ago
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If you're only looking at the semantics of the sentence, it means the same thing as I will be over there. In terms of its meaning, the man is the subject.
– Jason Bassford
5 hours ago
@JasonBassford Do you mean "I" is the subject? If so, that's not the answer I'm looking for. I'm looking for a grammatical subject, if you know what I mean.
– JK2
5 hours ago
The construction of this sentence ascribes a quality to "over there"; it is where I'll be. Does this phrasing help you identify the subject?
– R Mac
2 hours ago
I would not say that the sentence ascribes a quality to over there. Instead, it ascribes a location to where I'll be. Red is the colour of the apple. What's the subject of that sentence? Just because something comes before the word is, that doesn't necessarily mean that it's the subject of the sentence.
– Jason Bassford
30 mins ago
If you're only looking at the semantics of the sentence, it means the same thing as I will be over there. In terms of its meaning, the man is the subject.
– Jason Bassford
5 hours ago
If you're only looking at the semantics of the sentence, it means the same thing as I will be over there. In terms of its meaning, the man is the subject.
– Jason Bassford
5 hours ago
@JasonBassford Do you mean "I" is the subject? If so, that's not the answer I'm looking for. I'm looking for a grammatical subject, if you know what I mean.
– JK2
5 hours ago
@JasonBassford Do you mean "I" is the subject? If so, that's not the answer I'm looking for. I'm looking for a grammatical subject, if you know what I mean.
– JK2
5 hours ago
The construction of this sentence ascribes a quality to "over there"; it is where I'll be. Does this phrasing help you identify the subject?
– R Mac
2 hours ago
The construction of this sentence ascribes a quality to "over there"; it is where I'll be. Does this phrasing help you identify the subject?
– R Mac
2 hours ago
I would not say that the sentence ascribes a quality to over there. Instead, it ascribes a location to where I'll be. Red is the colour of the apple. What's the subject of that sentence? Just because something comes before the word is, that doesn't necessarily mean that it's the subject of the sentence.
– Jason Bassford
30 mins ago
I would not say that the sentence ascribes a quality to over there. Instead, it ascribes a location to where I'll be. Red is the colour of the apple. What's the subject of that sentence? Just because something comes before the word is, that doesn't necessarily mean that it's the subject of the sentence.
– Jason Bassford
30 mins ago
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If you're only looking at the semantics of the sentence, it means the same thing as I will be over there. In terms of its meaning, the man is the subject.
– Jason Bassford
5 hours ago
@JasonBassford Do you mean "I" is the subject? If so, that's not the answer I'm looking for. I'm looking for a grammatical subject, if you know what I mean.
– JK2
5 hours ago
The construction of this sentence ascribes a quality to "over there"; it is where I'll be. Does this phrasing help you identify the subject?
– R Mac
2 hours ago
I would not say that the sentence ascribes a quality to over there. Instead, it ascribes a location to where I'll be. Red is the colour of the apple. What's the subject of that sentence? Just because something comes before the word is, that doesn't necessarily mean that it's the subject of the sentence.
– Jason Bassford
30 mins ago