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Finding the Subject of a Sentence
Strategies for Success
Created by Karen Walker for the Information Commons
Tarpon Springs CampusSt. Petersburg College
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About This Presentation
Wherever possible throughout this presentation, the subjects of sentences are pink.
Sometimes the bullet point is not a complete sentence. In those cases, no word is colored pink.
Wherever possible throughout this presentation, the subjects of sentences are pink.
Sometimes the bullet point is not a complete sentence. In those cases, no word is colored pink.
Use Slide Show View for Best Results
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Overview
• Tricky test questions• Prepositional phrases• Weird looking subjects• Complete, simple, compound• Adjectives and articles • Inverted sentences• Implied “you”
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Tricky Test Questions
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Tricky Test Questions
• Test makers try to trick you:– Prepositional phrases– Weird looking subjects– Adjectives and articles – Inverted sentences– Implied “You”
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Prepositional Phrases
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Prepositional Phrases
• Begins with a preposition• Ends with a noun or pronoun
– on the bridge– in the pool– along with my sisters– around this beautiful house– of paperback novels– to him
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Memorize the Common Prepositions!
• about• above• according to• across• after• against• along• along with• among• around• at• because of• before• behind
• off • on• out of• outside• over• since• through• to• toward• under• until• up• with• without
• beneath • beside• between• by• down• during• except for• for• from• in• in addition to • inside• like • of
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Cut Out Prepositional Phrases First
• The subject of the sentence will NEVER be in the prepositional phrase.
• Crossing out prepositional phrases first can help you find the real subject.
• This step reduces the number of words to choose from.
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Cut Out Prep. Phrases Example
• On summer evenings, girls in white dresses stroll under the trees.
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Cut Out Prep. Phrases Example
• On summer evenings, girls in white dresses stroll under the trees.
• What are you left with after you get rid of all of the prepositional phrases?
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Cut Out Prep. Phrases Example
• On summer evenings, girls in white dresses stroll under the trees.
• girls stroll
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Cut Out Prep. Phrases Example
• On summer evenings, girls in white dresses stroll under the trees.
• Since the subject has to be a noun or a pronoun, and now you only have two words to choose from, which one is the noun?
• Subject: girls Verb: stroll
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Weird Looking Subjects
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Weird Looking Subjects
• Test makers love to trick you with the double whammy!– Prepositional phrases combined
with and strange looking subjects.
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Memorize the Weird Subjects
• Anyone• Both• Everyone• Someone• No one• Anybody• Everybody• Somebody
• Nobody• Either• Neither• Each• Most• Some• Many
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Weird Subjects Example
• Neither of you has any taste in clothing.
• Eliminate the prepositional phrases first.
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Weird Subjects Example
• Neither of you has any taste in clothing.
• What are you left with after you get rid of all of the prepositional phrases?
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Weird Subjects Example
• Neither of you has any taste in clothing.
• Neither has any taste
• Subject: Neither Verb: has
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Weird Subjects Caution
• Weird subjects only happen in combination with prepositional phrases.
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Weird Subjects Caution Examples
• Ex: Both of the students passed.– As always, eliminate prep. phrases
first.– In this case the subject is both.
• Ex: Both Tom and Maria like books.– There are no prep. phrases.– In this case the subject is
Tom/Maria.
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Complete, Simple, Compound
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Complete, Simple, Compound
• Time to clear up the different kinds of “subjects”– Complete– Simple– Compound
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Complete Subject
• There are two parts to every sentence.– Subject– Predicate
• The subject half is called the complete subject.
• Don’t think on this too much; this is just background information
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Complete Subject
• The complete subject is everything that comes before the verb:– The noun or pronoun
AND– Surrounding descriptive words
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Complete Subject Example
• A rainy day at the beach beats a sunny day at work anytime.
• (Complete) Subject: A rainy day at the beach
• Predicate: beats a sunny day at work anytime
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Simple Subject
• Most test questions ask for the simple subject.
• It is the main noun or pronoun found in the complete subject.
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Simple Subject Example
• Complete Subject: A rainy day at the beach
• Simple subject: day
• The surrounding descriptive words (including, eh hem, the prepositional phrase) are NOT part of the simple subject.
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Compound Subject
• Occasionally the simple subject will be a compound subject.
• Confused yet?
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Compound Subject
• Some sentences have more than one subject.
• Compound subjects are joined by– And– Or– Either…or– Neither…nor
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Compound Subject Examples
• Cakes and pies are delicious– Subject: cakes/pies
• Sam or Joyce lost the keys.– Subject: Sam/Joyce
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Compound Subject Examples
• Neither the state nor the county collected enough taxes.– Subject: state/county
– Remember the caution about weird looking subjects?
– Since there are no prep. phrases, “neither” is not the subject.
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Adjectives and Articles
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Adjectives and Articles
• The descriptive words that surround the main noun or pronoun are not part of the simple subject.
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Adjectives and Articles
• After you’ve eliminated the prepositional phrases, the next step is to eliminate any words that aren’t nouns, namely the adjectives and articles.
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Adjectives and Articles Example
• The three different foul smelling odors seeped out from the refrigerator.
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Adjectives and Articles Example
• The three different foul smelling odors seeped out from the refrigerator. – 1st?– Yes, eliminate the prep. phrases:
• The three different foul smelling odors seeped out from the refrigerator.
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Adjectives and Articles Example
• The three different foul smelling odors seeped.– 2nd?– Yes, eliminate describing words.
• The three different foul smelling odors seeped.
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Adjectives and Articles Example
• odors seeped– Now?– Choose the word that is a noun.
• Subject: odors Verb: seeped
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Inverted Sentences
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Inverted Sentences
• Normally, the subject comes before the verb in the sentence.
• With questions and “there” / “here” sentences, the subject comes after the verb; they are inverted.
• Sometimes sentences are inverted that aren’t questions or start with here/there (They often start with a prep. phrase.)
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Inverted Sentences Examples
• Sentences that start with “there” or “here” are backwards.
• The verb comes before the subject.
• Ex: There flew eight yellow birds.
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Inverted Sentences Examples
• There flew eight yellow birds.
• The best way to find the subject of an inverted sentence is to turn the sentence around.
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Inverted Sentences Examples
• Make the sentence “go right.”
• There flew eight yellow birds.• Eight yellow birds flew there.
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Inverted Sentences Examples
• There flew eight yellow birds.• Eight yellow birds flew there.
• 1st cut prep. phrases: None• 2nd cut descriptive words: eight yellow• 3rd choose the noun from the remaining
words: birds flew there
• Subject: birds Verb: flew
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Inverted Sentences Examples
• Can little George really swim?• Little George really can swim.
• 1st cut prep. phrases: None• 2nd cut descriptive words: little• 3rd choose the noun from the remaining
words: George really can swim
• Subject: George Verb: can swim
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Inverted Sentences Examples
• In the box were four pairs of shoes.• Four pairs of shoes were in the box.
• Subject: pairs Verb: were
NOTE: Even when you’re not sure if the sentence is inverted, cutting out the prep. phrases first often makes the choice of subject easier.
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Implied “You”
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Implied “You”
• Some sentences have “you” as the implied subject.– Ex: Exercise daily.– Ex: Please phone home.– Ex: Memorize the prepositions!
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Implied “You”
• In each case, “you” is understood as the subject.
• The writer is speaking directly to the reader. – Ex: (You) Exercise daily.– Ex: (You) Please phone home.– Ex: (You) Memorize the prepositions!
• No, really, you MUST memorize the most common
prepositions.
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Alternative Method
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Alternative Method
If you are better at finding the verb, locate it first; then, ask “who” or “what.”
• Find the verb first.• Ask, “Who (verb)?”
OR• Ask, “What (verb)?”
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Alternative Method Example
• Barbie has been dating Ken for more than 25 years.
• Find the verb: has been dating• Ask “Who has been dating?”• Answer is the subject: Barbie has
been dating.
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Alternative Method Example
• Barbie has been dating Ken for more than 25 years.
• Sometimes this method confuses people because, technically, Ken’s been dating too.
• Ken, however, is the object of the sentence above and the subject of this one.
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Alternative Method Example
• Barbie has been dating Ken for more than 25 years.
• REMEMBER: When the sentence pattern is Noun Verb Noun, the FIRST noun is the subject.
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Review
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Tricky Test Questions
• Prepositional phrases• Weird looking subjects• Compound subjects• Adjectives and articles • Inverted sentences• Implied “you”
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Keys to Remember
• Memorize the prepositions.• Cross out the prep. phrases first.• Cross out the descriptive words
second.• Choose a word that is a noun or a
pronoun.
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