1. Understanding Subject!
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Someone or something doing the action (action verb) or experiencing the state of
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How Subjects Look Like: !
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• Subjects must be people, places or things. !
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• They can be either nouns or pronouns!
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PRONOUNS SUBSTITUTES FOR NOUNS. E.G. HE, SHE, IT, I, WE, THEY!
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To Find The Subject: !
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Ask: !
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Who or What “verb”? !
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Example 1:!
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They were studying in the classroom.!
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“They” is the subject of the sentence. !
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Who / what were studying?
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Example 2: !
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Sunshine Secondary School is located in the East.!
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“Sunshine Secondary School” is the subject of the sentence. !
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Example 3: !
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The mansion was very beautiful twenty years ago.!
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"The mansion" is the subject of this sentence.!
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Who / what is located in
the East?
Who / what was?