24.1.2 Notional subject The notional subject, which is actually the focus of information, is usually a noun phrase with indefinite specific reference. The determiners commonly occurring in this kind of noun phrase include the indefinite article the zero article. and other indefinite determiners such as some, any, no, several, many, much, more,(a) few,(a)little, less, another, a lot of plenty of, a number of, enough, as well as the cardinal numerals a The notional subject can also be realized by some - any-,no compounds, such as something, nothing, anyone, etc a Just as the notional subject of existential sentence is commonly an indefinite noun phrase so any statement with an indefinite noun phrase as subject and a verb phrase containing the verb be can generally be transformed into an existential sentence e.g. Plenty of people are getting promotion There are plenty of people getting promotion◼ 24.1.2 Notional subject ◼ The notional subject, which is actually the focus of information, is usually a noun phrase with indefinite specific reference. The determiners commonly occurring in this kind of noun phrase include the indefinite article, the zero article, and other indefinite determiners such as some, any, no, several, many, much, more, (a) few, (a) little, less, another, a lot of, plenty of, a number of, enough, as well as the cardinal numerals. ◼ The notional subject can also be realized by some-, any-, no￾compounds, such as something, nothing, anyone, etc. ◼ Just as the notional subject of existential sentence is commonly an indefinite noun phrase, so any statement with an indefinite noun phrase as subject and a verb phrase containing the verb be can generally be transformed into an existential sentence. ◼ e.g.: Plenty of people are getting promotion. ◼ = There are plenty of people getting promotion