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English Basics
Volume 3, Number 13, December 7, 1998
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The subject of a sentence is the word or group of words that is doing or being something.
A simple subject is a noun or pronoun that meets the above requirement.
Underline the simple subject in each sentence. The first four have been done for you.
1.
Christmas
is a wonderful holiday celebrated by millions of people.
2. Christmas decorations
adorned every building on the street.
3. She rarely
behaves so rudely.
4. How often has he
forgotten to call?
5. The brightest star in the sky
guided their journey.
6. Is Kathy really going to wear
that scary dress?
7. We painted the old porch to
match Sharon's pink eyes .
8. Adam finally learned how to
put on his socks.
9. Can you possibly understand my
situation?
10. An extremely delighted Chase handed his
report card to his parents.
11. That is the strangest looking tree
I’ve ever seen!
12. While hiding her anger as well as she
could, Cindy handed the gift back to Bill.
13. Our favorite campsite was still
available.
14. Cheryl will always solve the hardest
puzzles.
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