It was a dark and stormy night...
Today, we reviewed some troublesome sentences that make finding the subject particularly difficult.
Sentences that begin with THERE or HERE
- There are problems in all parts of the world.
Notice the verb is are, which is a linking verb. In this case though, the subject is behind the verb, so the linking kind of works backwards. You can help yourself find the subject by looking for the verb first (are), and then asking "what are there?"
Problems!
- Here are the qualities of a good cupcake.
Again, the verb is in front of the subject, but when the sentence starts with HERE, you can just ask "what are here?"
Qualities!
We also examined
apostrophes for use in showing possession.
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