Actor / Source
Who or what starts the event?
Significato
The participant that acts, causes, initiates, controls, or is presented as the source of an event.
Come riconoscerlo
Ask who is doing, causing, or starting the event.
Esempi
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
Panoramica per lingua
Nella tua lingua madre
The actor is often shown by verb agreement; subject pronouns may be omitted.
Il cane morde il postino.
The dog bites the postman.
Nella tua lingua di studio
Nelle frasi inglesi di base, chi compie o avvia l’azione di solito viene prima del verbo e può determinare l’accordo del verbo.
She opened the door.
she = chi agisce / la fonte dell’azione
Chi parla lingue con ordine delle parole più libero può spostare troppo facilmente chi agisce o omettere il soggetto, che in inglese di solito va espresso.
Same block, different coding
Both languages use this block strongly, but they signal it differently. Focus on form changes, not only meaning.