Subjects

In a sentence, the Subject is the 'star actor' of the sentence; it is the theme. The rest of the sentence tells us all about the subject:

Form

Subjects can be one word or a phrase. In the sentences above, the subjects are Patricia and the man in the big hat and the rest of the sentence tells us more about each subject.

The subject of a sentence is usually a noun or noun phrase and in a statement it comes before the predicate:

The subject is either singular or plural. If the subject is singular, so is the verb; if the subject is plural, so is the verb:

Finding the Subject

To find the subject first find the verb. Then ask "Who are what?" about the verb and the answer is the subject.

The verb is revolves, so:

And the answer is:

Imperatives

In an imperative sentence the subject is not specifically stated.

With imperatives, the subject is implied: it is you.

See Also

Subject-Verb Agreement - how the subject and the verb agree