subject
Sign in to saveword or phrase which controls the verb in the clause; one of the two main constituents of a clause (the other being predicate)
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A subject is the word or phrase in a sentence that performs the action or is being described — it's essentially who or what the sentence is about. It matters because identifying the subject helps us understand the basic structure of sentences and who or what is doing the action in any given statement.
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A subject is one of the two main parts of a sentence (the other being the predicate, which modifies the subject).
For the simple sentence John runs, John is the subject, a person or thing about whom the statement is made.