For my unconquerable soul."
In all of these sentences the pronoun is the simple subject of the sentence, and the pronoun with all of its modifiers is the complete subject of the sentence.
418. The participle may be used as a noun, the subject of the sentence. For example:
- Traveling is pleasant.
Here the present participle traveling is used as a noun, subject of the sentence.
Participle phrases may also be used as nouns, as for example:
- Being prepared will not save us from war.
- His having signed the note was the cause of the trouble.
In these sentences, being prepared and having signed are participle phrases used as nouns, the subjects of the verbs will save and was. Note the use of the participle used as the subject in the following sentences:
- Painting is an art.
- Making shoes is his work.
- Being discovered seems to be the real crime.
- His having joined his comrades was a brave act.
- Your remaining here will be dangerous.
Note that when the participle is used as a noun, the possessive form of the pronoun is always used with it, as in the sentence above: