... Od and is semantically equivalent to a prepositional phrase Syntactic features of clause elements • A COMPLEMENT – – – – Is a NP, and Adj phrase, or a clause with nominal function Has a co-referential ... Syntactic features of clause elements • A SUBJECT – Is normally a NP or a clause with nominal function – Occurs before the VP in declarative clauses, and immediately after ... examples • They have increased the price of shirts and decreased the price of trousers They Agentive subject • The price of shirts has increased and that of trousers has decreased Affected subject...