Actor / Source
Who or what starts the event?
Bedeutung
The participant that acts, causes, initiates, controls, or is presented as the source of an event.
So erkennst Du es
Ask who is doing, causing, or starting the event.
Beispiele
I|Peter|the dog|the machine|the wind
the teacher explains|the wind opens
The dog bit the postman.
Visual guide
ACTOR / SOURCE who starts the event? [the dog] -> bit -> postman [the wind] -> opens [the teacher] -> explains = doer/causer/source
Actor clues may differ order: [dog] bit postman case: [dog-NOM/ERG] agreement: dog -> verb pronoun form: I / me topic: [dog-TOP] voice: by [dog] role = event starter
Sprachansicht
In deiner Muttersprache
The actor is usually nominative and the finite verb agrees with it.
Der Hund beißt den Mann.
The dog bites the man.
In Deiner Lernsprache
In einfachen englischen Sätzen steht die handelnde Person meist vor dem Verb und bestimmt oft die Verbform, z. B. she opens gegenüber they open.
She opened the door.
she = die handelnde Person / Quelle des Ereignisses
Lernende aus Sprachen mit freierer Wortstellung verschieben die handelnde Person manchmal zu frei oder lassen ein im Englischen nötiges Subjekt weg.
Same block, different coding
Both languages use this block strongly, but they signal it differently. Focus on form changes, not only meaning.