Subjects
What is a subject?
A subject is what the sentence is about.
She likes cats.
The chair is comfortable.
They are tall.
Vocabulary
Pronouns as subjects
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I
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He
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She
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It
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You
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We
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They
are pronouns. Pronouns are often subjects.
I am Tony.
I like films.
I work in an office.
Pronoun = I
He is Ben.
He likes football.
He goes to school.
Pronoun = He
She is Raquel.
She likes music.
She works in a school.
Pronoun = She
She is Judy.
She likes reading.
She goes to college.
Pronoun = She
It is a dog.
It is black.
It lives in the house.
Pronoun = It
We
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A group of people including you.
I
I
They
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A person (1) you are not talking to.
Person you are talking to.
They
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A group of people (2+) not including you and you are not talking to.
You
Group of people you are talking to.
You
Examples
She likes books.
He likes books.
They like books.
Subjects Exercises
We
like cats.
She
likes cats.
I
like cats.
Nouns as subjects
Subjects do not have to be people, they can also be animals, things or places. See below for other examples.
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Table
It
Chair
It
Shelf
It
Sofa
It
Example
The chair is small.
It is small.
The sofa is big.
It is big.
The table is small.
It is small.
Subjects Exercises
The chair
is big.
It
is big.
The shelf
is big
It
is big
The table
is big.
It
is big.
I am taking the photo.
He
is happy.
I am taking the photo.
You
are happy.
We
are happy.
They
are happy.
Answer
Table
Answer
It
He
likes dogs.
Answer
Sofa
Answer
It
The dog
is big.
It
is big.
Here are some example sentences and the subject is highlighted.
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The film was very good.
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This pizza is delicious.
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Children should have fun.
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The ball is round.
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Almost anything can be used as the subject of a sentence.
Use your dictionary to find the subjects in these sentences.
is fun.
Answer
Tennis
My
is new.
Answer
phone
This
is fresh.
Answer
carrot
The
is pretty.
Answer
parrot
The
is holding balloons.
Answer
girl