possessor, while the possessor has all the subject properties except the form of the verb agreement that it triggers."

References

Sources

*Everaert, M., H. van Riemsdijk and R. Goedemans (eds.) 2006. The Blackwell Companion to Syntax. London: Blackwell, London. [See "Existential sentences and expletive there" in Volume II.]
*Graffi, G. 2001. 200 Years of Syntax: A critical survey. Amsterdam: John Benjamins.
*Milsark, G. L. 1979. Existential Sentences in English.

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