The Subject of the Sentence
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What is a Subject?
The subject is the person, place, thing, or idea that does the action or is being described in a sentence. It tells who or what the sentence is about.
How To Find the Subject?
Find the verb (the action or state of being).
Ask who or what is doing the action or being described.
Examples of Subjects in Sentences
The Subject is bolded
Tom eats pizza.
(Who eats? → Tom)The students are listening.
(Who are listening? → The students)My phone is broken.
(What is broken? → My phone)
Subjects Can Be…
A single noun → Sarah is dancing.
A noun phrase → The little boy is singing.
A pronoun → She loves music.
Even a gerund → Running helps me relax.