Subject
The subject is always a noun or a group of words that does the work of a noun.
- Money is the root of all evil. (Here the subject is a noun.)
- They refused to go. (Here the subject is a pronoun.)
- The rich must help the poor. (Here the subject is an adjective used as a noun.)
- To find fault is easy. (Here the subject is a to-infinitive used as a noun.)
- Smoking is bad for health. (Here the subject is a gerund.)
- Slow and steady wins the race. (Here the subject is a phrase.)
Attribute of the subjects
The subject is often qualified by an adjective or the equivalent of an adjective, which is called its enlargement or attribute.
Kinds of attribute
- The dog barked. (Here the attribute is an article.)
- Fresh milk is wholesome. (Here the attribute is an adjective.)
- The boy's face turned pale. (Here the attribute is a noun in the possessive case.)
- Cromwell himself led the army. (Here the attribute is an emphatic pronoun.)
- A rolling stone gathers no moss. (Here the attribute is a participle used as an adjective.)
- Only his will to live pulled him through. (Here the attribute is a to-infinitive.)
Sections in this article
Tenses
The simple present tense
The present progressive tense
The present perfect tense
The present perfect progressive tense
Present tenses to talk about the future
The simple past tense
The past progressive tense
The past perfect tense
The past perfect progressive tense
Past verb forms with present or future meaning
The simple future tense
The future progressive tense
The future perfect tense
See also
Common mistakes in the use of nouns
Common mistakes in the use of nouns | Exercise 1
Common mistakes in the use of nouns | Exercise 2
Common mistakes in the use of nouns | Exercise 3
More CBSE English Grammar worksheets
Passive voice worksheet | Simple past tensePassive voice worksheet | Past continuous tense
Passive voice worksheet | Simple future tense
Passive voice worksheet | Future perfect tense