College Composition / Unit 2 CMP 0027 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Subjects
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The idea
The subject is the word or group of words a sentence is about, the doer or the thing described.
In practice
In "The new library opens on Monday," the subject is the new library; its core is the single noun library.
Where people slip
The subject is not always the first noun; in "Behind the desk sat a tired clerk," the subject is the clerk.
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
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