A02
core
Scene core
Participant roles
Actor / Source
Who or what starts the event?
basic
Subject
Agent
Causer
Betekenis
The participant that acts, causes, initiates, controls, or is presented as the source of an event.
Zo herken je het
Ask who is doing, causing, or starting the event.
Voorbeelden
Woorden
I|Peter|the dog|the machine|the wind
Zinnen
the teacher explains|the wind opens
Voorbeeldzin
The dog bit the postman.
Visual guide
Basic shape
ACTOR / SOURCE who starts the event? [the dog] -> bit -> postman [the wind] -> opens [the teacher] -> explains = doer/causer/source
Compare shape
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
Taaloverzicht
In je moedertaal
Nederlands
Aanwezigheid
strong
Belang
The actor is normally the grammatical subject before or near the finite verb.
Ik lees het boek.
I read the book.
In de taal die je leert
Engels
Aanwezigheid
strong
Moeilijkheidsgraad
In basic English clauses, the actor is usually before the verb and can trigger subject-verb agreement.
She opened the door.
she = the actor/source
Veelvoorkomend struikelpunt
Learners from flexible word-order languages may move the actor too freely or omit required subjects.
Same block, different coding
Both languages use this block strongly, but they signal it differently. Focus on form changes, not only meaning.