The property Subject Verb has the value "yes" when in a clause with an intransitive verb the order
Subject Verb can be used in a <a href="/glossary#neutral-context">neutral context</a>. The clause in this property is an active (non-
passive) declarative (non-interrogative) clause. In this property, the subject is not a pronoun. As
with all word order properties, we restrict our attention to  <a href="/glossary#productive">productive word order</a> patterns. <br><br>

<strong><a href="/glossary#subject">Definition of Subject</a></strong><br>

<!--In an active (non-passive) sentence with an action verb (e.g. "Bill left.") and one noun phrase argument, the subject is the noun phrase argument. In an active (non-passive) sentence with an action verb (e.g. "Bill will pet the dog") and two noun phrase arguments, the subject is the noun phrase argument referring to the one who performs the action (agent) and the object is the other noun phrase argument.<br>--><br>

<strong>General Note on Word Order Properties:</strong><br>
A "yes" value for Subject Verb does not exclude a "yes" value for any other order of these categories.<br><br>

<strong>NA (Not Applicable):</strong> All known languages have subjects in the defined sense, so this property is always defined and never has the value NA.<br><br>

Examples:<br><br>

1.<br>
English is “yesâ€ for Subject Verb:<br><br>

John left.<br><br>

2.<br>
Italian is "yes" for Subject Verb:<br><br>

Gianni è arrivato in ritardo<br>
John   is arrived  in late<br>
"John arrived late."<br><br>


