The document discusses subjects in sentences. A subject is a noun or noun phrase that receives or performs the action of the verb. To determine the subject, identify the verb first as it is the heart of the sentence. Then ask "who or what of the verb?" to identify the subject that the verb is acting upon.

1. Nouns, pronouns and prepositional phrases

2. What is a subject?
 A subject is a noun or noun phrase that
receives or performs the action of the
verb.
 Describe the action in the picture.

3. How to determine the subject
 The heart of every sentence is the verb.
 All components of the sentence respond
to the verb.

4. Determining the subject
 Once the verb has been identified, ask
yourself
“Who or What of the Verb?”