VOOZH about

URL: https://forum.wordreference.com/threads/semantic-subject.2618609/

⇱ semantic subject | WordReference Forums

Menu
Install the app
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an alternative browser.

semantic subject

Listenever

Senior Member
Korean
He raised the wand above his head, brought it swishing down through the dusty air and a stream of red and gold sparks shot from the end like a firework, throwing dancing spots of light on to the walls.
(Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone)

What’s the semantic subject of ‘throwing’?
You mean threw dancing spots of light onto the walls? I'd say it's the action of the stream of sparks shooting like a firework from the end of the wand.
Back
Top Bottom