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Which sentence element moved?

Exercise and reference answers

Items
  1. Item
    The old object
    Category
    Becomes the subject
  2. Item
    The thing acted upon
    Category
    Becomes the subject
  3. Item
    The old subject
    Category
    Becomes optional
  4. Item
    The agent, marked by 'by'
    Category
    Becomes optional
Categories
  1. Item
    Becomes the subject
  2. Item
    Becomes optional

Explanation

The transformation, seen as movement. Source: An English Grammar, Baskervill and Sewell (1896), sections 209-211.
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