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George went to the store for milk. |
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George
In simple sentences, the subject precedes the verb. |
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| Misty is the queen of her homecoming class. |
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Misty
*Remember* when a noun comes before and after the verb, the noun before (Misty) the verb (the verb "is") is the subject of the sentence, not the noun following (queen). |
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| Leah and Mandy ran in the 5K. |
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Leah, Mandy
It is possible to have two subjects. When this happens, the word "and" is usually between them and both subjects are doing the same thing. |
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| There are 840 cows at the local dairy farm. |
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Cows
When a sentence starts with there is, there are, here here and here are, the subject will follow the verb. |
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| Does Hannah have school on Friday? |
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Hannah
When the sentence asks a question, it will start with a helping verb (does). The subject will be between the helping verb and the verb. |
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| Somebody is knocking on the door. |
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Somebody
They, somebody, one, some, and everyone are some examples of personal pronouns. Personal pronouns can be the subject of a sentence. |
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| There are grapes in the freezer. |
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| Does Mindy have the correct book for class. |
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| Sandy and Robert are siblings. |
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| Sam went to college at Texas A&M University. |
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| Here are the assignments you need to complete. |
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| The jar of coins is on the shelf. |
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| One of them is taking a test. |
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| Do you want to go to the store for me? |
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| Math, physics, and chemistry are difficult for many students to pass. |
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| There are 5 boys and 8 girls in my class. |
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| When are you going to work? |
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You
*Remember* "you" is a personal pronoun and is the subject of the sentence. |
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| Each of the math courses are harder than the one that preceeds it. |
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| Some of the kittens were adopted today. |
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| Lilly and Zach helped set up for the party. |
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| Eighty volunteers attended the Roady 5K event. |
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| There is a writing conference in Washington DC on July 12th. |
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