How to Identify the Subject of a Sentence | Grammar Lessons

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Stephanie: All sentences have two things in common. One is that they all have at least one subject, and least one verb. So today, I'm going to talk to you about how to find the subject for your sentence. Let's start with the shortest sentence in the Bible for an example. Jesus wept. So if we want to find the subject, which is either a noun or a pronoun, um, I suggest first finding the verb, they tend to be easier to locate.

Uh, the verb is the action of the sentence. So here, our action, is wept. Now, once we found the action we need to find our actor. Well, Jesus is the one who was weeping, so he's the actor, or the subject. Now, I'll give you another example. That's a simple sentence. It can be a little harder to find the subject, when you get into more complex sentences. So, here's an example. The crowd cheered for Lady Gaga.

Well, let's start by finding our verb. The action here is the word, cheered. So, who is our actor, or the subject? Well, it's the crowd that's cheering. So, the crowd cheered for Lady Gaga, the crowd is our subject. It's important to note, that although Lady Gaga might be the most interesting part of the sentence, she's not the subject, because she's not the one performing the action. So, I hope this helps you understand how to identify the subject of your sentence.

[sjdire]

One of the sentence constructions so as to clarify the Subject the instructor has given is "Jesus wept", which I like it very much, since the Salvation of the Lord Jesus to the world, following His pain comes to mind. Fantastic Instructor. Thanks!

[danag]

It's short and to the point. Amazing.

[zoehuml]

Thank you so much. I didn't understand how to find the subject and verb and now I totally understand.

[katepearce]

I really like your videos,
thanks - it makes understanding complex English grammar much easier . I'm studying a level English and this was very useful to improve my understanding and writing.

[CleonaPattersoneFluentEnglish]

Thank you. My ESL students will find this helpful.

[priyangshumondal]

Thank u ma'am . Ur explaination was really helpful for understanding the concept...

[yastavassoli]

I have SATS tomorrow so it’s really helpful

[acronymn]

Wow I'm sixth grade and I'm doing 8 grade grammar. I had a hard time finding the subject. Thank u for clarifying and using a Christian example!

[blownminds]

this explained everything clearly :) thanks

[nikacia]

Thank you I had to do it for my school work thanks

[popmuzic]

The crowd always cheers for mother monster.

[rsproedits]

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[awadhutkulkarni]

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[LilyIsamazing]

English is my native language and I’m watching this...

[rosellereonal]

Thankyou! This video will be a great help in discussing my report tomorrow! More power to you! :-)

[ZacharyIXI]

How did we go from Jesus weeping to Lady Gaga?
😂

[tlansanga]

What if the sentence is in passive voice.

[marksesl]

If the subject is formally defined as what is performing the action of the subject, how it justified in passive sentences to say the object becomes the subject? I say the object is still the object in a passive because it still is the receiver of the action of the verb, but that is not the case. How is subject defined in passive sentences?

[baslksa]

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