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SUBJECT, VERB, COMPLEMENT AND MODIFIER

SUBJECT In English grammar, the  subject  is the part of a sentence or clause that commonly indicates (a) what it is about, or (b) who or what performs the action (that is, the agent). The subject is typically a noun ("The dog . . ."), a noun phrase ("My sister's Yorkshire terrier . . ."), or a pronoun ("It . . ."). The subject pronouns are  I, you, he, she, it, we, they, who,  and  whoever . In a declarative sentence, the subject usually appears before the verb (" The dog  barks"). In an interrogative sentence, the subject usually follows the first part of a verb ("Does  the dog  ever bark?"). In an imperative sentence, the subject is commonly said to be " you  understood" ("Bark!"). Consider the following sentence : She   and  her friends   are   at the fair. The book  or  the pen   ...