The subject of a sentence is who or what the sentence is about.
There are three types of subject:
- simple
- complete
- compound
As you can probably tell, simple is the easiest, complete is a little more complicated, and compound is sometimes enough to make your brain explode into a zillion tiny, gooey pieces.
Don't worry, though. Dr. Shmoop is in the house to help you collect those brain-pieces, smoosh them back together and… ugh, this is getting gross.
Let's stick with the fact that we'll help you.
Examples of Common Subject Pronouns
- I
- you
- she
- he
- it
- we
- they
Simple Subjects
The simple subject is the noun or pronoun that tells the reader who or what the sentence is about. It doesn't include any words that modify it. We told you it was simple.
Complete Subjects
The complete subject includes all of the words that tell the reader what the sentence is about: the main noun or pronoun, its modifiers, and even groups of words masquerading as a noun.How do you m...
Compound Subjects
A compound subject has two or more subjects linked with a coordinating conjunction, a.k.a. one of the FANBOYS (For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So).