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Although there will only be one Subject per clause, the structure of the items which can be the Subject may vary. In Thoreaus Conclusion [of Walden], we can observe that the most frequent structure used for Subject items is noun groups.
Types of noun groups Common Pronoun Personal Indefinite Interrogative Demonstrative Proper Examples To the sick the doctors wisely recommend change of air and scenery. you cannot go to Tierra del Fuego this summer One hastens to southern Africa to chase the giraffe which makes their graves that is not the game he would be after Does Mr. Grinnell know where he himself is?
In this text, the noun groups functioning the Subject Thoreau uses are often simple.
However, we can also observe some coordinated and multi-modified patterns. For example:
The other side of the globe is but the home of our correspondent. Snipes and woodcocks also may afford rare sport; a greener and sweeter grass awaits him by the Yellowstone the earthly empire of the Czar is but a petty state
A clause (that-clause, wh-clause, to-clause or Ving clause) There is no example of a clause functioning the Subject we can observe from the text. So this structure might be used with low frequency.