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.)