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Understanding subject

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The document defines a subject as the person, place, or thing that performs an action or experiences a state of being. Subjects can be nouns or pronouns and are identified by asking "who or what" performs the verb in a sentence. Examples show that subjects include "they," "Sunshine Secondary School," and "the mansion."

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Understanding Subject! ! De鍖nition: ! ! Someone or something doing the action (action verb) or experiencing the state of being (linking verb). ! ! ! How Subjects Look Like: ! ! Subjects must be people, places or things. ! ! They can be either nouns or pronouns! ! PRONOUNS SUBSTITUTES FOR NOUNS. E.G. HE, SHE, IT, I, WE, THEY! ! To Find The Subject: ! ! Ask: ! ! Who or What verb? ! ! Example 1:! ! They were studying in the classroom.! ! They is the subject of the sentence. ! ! ! ! ! ! of1 2 Who / what were studying?
! ! ! Example 2: ! ! Sunshine Secondary School is located in the East.! ! Sunshine Secondary School is the subject of the sentence. ! ! ! ! Example 3: ! ! The mansion was very beautiful twenty years ago.! ! "The mansion" is the subject of this sentence.! ! ! of2 2 Who / what is located in the East? Who / what was?

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Understanding subject

  • 1. Understanding Subject! ! De鍖nition: ! ! Someone or something doing the action (action verb) or experiencing the state of being (linking verb). ! ! ! How Subjects Look Like: ! ! Subjects must be people, places or things. ! ! They can be either nouns or pronouns! ! PRONOUNS SUBSTITUTES FOR NOUNS. E.G. HE, SHE, IT, I, WE, THEY! ! To Find The Subject: ! ! Ask: ! ! Who or What verb? ! ! Example 1:! ! They were studying in the classroom.! ! They is the subject of the sentence. ! ! ! ! ! ! of1 2 Who / what were studying?
  • 2. ! ! ! Example 2: ! ! Sunshine Secondary School is located in the East.! ! Sunshine Secondary School is the subject of the sentence. ! ! ! ! Example 3: ! ! The mansion was very beautiful twenty years ago.! ! "The mansion" is the subject of this sentence.! ! ! of2 2 Who / what is located in the East? Who / what was?