The subject of a sentence is who or what the sentence is about.
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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