Every English sentence
must have a subject.
| Subject | Example |
| noun | Kites fly high in the sky. |
| pronoun | They ran to the park yesterday. He sang in the concert. |
| proper noun | Starbucks is open until 10pm. |
| noun and noun | Books and notebooks are in the big yellow box over there. |
| noun noun | Tree houses are fun. |
| noun noun noun + | Data security policies protect the sensitive information of our clients. |
| ~ing verb noun | Running is my favorite type of exercise lately. |
| to verb noun | To profit is the main goal of the company these days. |
| Subject | Example |
| adjective + noun | Big dogs are the best pets. Sleepy cats are boring pets. |
| article + noun | A dog is playing in the park. The cat is drinking the milk. |
| demonstrative + noun | That squirrel is eating a nut. These animals are cute. |
| indefinite + noun | Many people come to this zoo to see the pandas. Each person held their pet. |
| possessive + noun | Your rabbit is very quiet. Her lizard has a funny name. |
| numerical + noun | Five cats are too many. The second puppy was the smallest one of all. |
| Subject | Example |
| noun + prepositional phrase | The dog with the short tail is playing with the young boy. |
| noun + ing verb phrase | The bird singing this afternoon was a starling. |
| noun + ed verb phrase | The music played on the guitar was loud and beutiful. |
| noun + past participle phrase | The kitten held by the girl is named Mittens or Stinky. |
| noun + to verb phrase | A cute pet to play with makes the best Christmas gift for a child. |