HHS - Identifying Subjects Review

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What is a subject in a sentence?

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The subject of a sentence is the person, place, thing, or idea that is doing or being something. It is typically a noun or pronoun.

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How do you identify the subject in a question?

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To identify the subject in a question, look for the noun or pronoun that the question is asking about, often found before the verb.

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Example of a subject in a sentence: 'The cat sleeps on the mat.'

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The subject is 'The cat'.

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In the sentence 'Many Irish people emigrated to America', what is the subject?

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The subject is 'people'.

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What is the subject in the question 'In what year did the Berlin Wall come down?'

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The subject is 'Berlin Wall'.

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Identify the subject in the sentence: 'High in the Himalayas, north of India, is Nepal.'

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The subject is 'Nepal'.

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In the sentence 'The sun's light is blocked by the moon', what is the subject?

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The subject is 'light'.

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What are compound subjects?

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Compound subjects consist of two or more subjects that share the same verb and are joined by a conjunction.

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Example of a compound subject: 'Romeo and Juliet fall in love.'

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The compound subject is 'Romeo and Juliet'.

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What is the role of the subject in a sentence?

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The subject performs the action of the verb or is described by the verb.