[Grammar] among them are...?

[wotcha]

"Among them are renewable energies using sunlight, wind, rain, tides, and geothermal heat"

The subject in this sentence is 'among them' and I wonder how a preposition(among) can be a subject.


Please help.

Thank you.

 

[Rover_KE]

What is the preceding sentence?

We need to know what 'them' refers to.

Rover

 

[bhaisahab]

What is the preceding sentence?

We need to know what 'them' refers to.

Rover

I agree, as a standalone sentence it doesn't make much sense.

 

[konungursvia]

I think it's inverted, and a bit awkward, but correct. All we have to do is invert it back:

"Among them, X, Y, and Z are renewable energy sources using solar, wind, rain, tides and geothermal energy.