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Finding Subjects In Questions and Fake Subjects To Find Subjects In Questions: Use The Same Question When Finding Subjects In Questions Examples: Could you help me with this? [subject = you] Do you like to eat durians? [subject = you] Was he doing his homework just now? [subject = he] Fake Subjects: Sometimes subjects are not as obvious as they seem. “Here” and “there” are never subjects. They are used in an abstract manner to point to something, someone or someplace. Examples: Here is your change. [subject = your change] There are three puppies. [subject = three puppies] Who / What “verb”?

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Finding Subjects In Questions and Fake Subjects!!To Find Subjects In Questions: !!Use The Same Question When Finding Subjects In Questions!!Examples: !!

Could you help me with this? [subject = you]!Do you like to eat durians? [subject = you]!Was he doing his homework just now? [subject = he]!!

Fake Subjects: !!✴ Sometimes subjects are not as obvious as they seem. !✴ “Here” and “there” are never subjects. !✴ They are used in an abstract manner to point to something, someone or

someplace. !!Examples: !!

Here is your change. [subject = your change]!There are three puppies. [subject = three puppies]

Who$/$What$“verb”?$