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Value An expletive subject is used
Language:
Krio
Parameter:
Expletive subject of existential verb
Examples
dɛn gɛt bɔku pipul dɛm de
dɛn
3pl
gɛt
have
bɔku
a.lot.of
pipul
people
dɛm
pl
de
loc
There were a lot of people there. OR: A lot of people were there.
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