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Thread #143962 Message #3326419
Posted By: Amos
21-Mar-12 - 12:34 PM
Thread Name: BS: Guns & laws in the US
Subject: RE: BS: Guns & laws in the US
Bobert:
Actually, the subject of the sentence is NOT "militia", which appears in an adverbial clause. The subject of the sentence is "right". The predicate of the sentence is "shall not be infringed", a passive verb construction.