First: If hidden case endings would create ambiguity, the subject precedes the object.
Second: The object may precede the subject when the intended roles remain clear.
Third: A verb, or both verb and subject, may be unspoken when the context supplies them.
Fourth: In a passive verb construction, the object can become the passive subject.
Practice: Identify the role and explain the evidence for it.
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Subject Rules: Order, Ellipsis and Passive Promotion
First: If hidden case endings would create ambiguity, the subject precedes the object.
Second: The object may precede the subject when the intended roles remain clear.
Third: A verb, or both verb and subject, may be unspoken when the context supplies them.
Fourth: In a passive verb construction, the object can become the passive subject.
Practice: Identify the role and explain the evidence for it.