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04 Oct 2022, 09:36
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I realize that this is a very basic grammar question, but I wanted to gently confirm the difference between when a noun is used as a subject vs. when a noun is used as an object.
From my understanding...
A subject noun is the noun in the sentence that performs the verb.
An object noun is the receiver of that verb.
For example, in "Hannah eats various chocolates"
-->"Hannah" is the subject
--> "chocolates" is the object
Is my understanding correct?
Thank you for your time.
From my understanding...
A subject noun is the noun in the sentence that performs the verb.
An object noun is the receiver of that verb.
For example, in "Hannah eats various chocolates"
-->"Hannah" is the subject
--> "chocolates" is the object
Is my understanding correct?
Thank you for your time.
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04 Oct 2022, 19:32
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For the sentence "Hannah eats various chocolates", your understanding is correct. Hannah is the noun that performs the verb. The object of the verb is 'various chocolates'.
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But take the sentence "The chocolates were eaten by Hannah".
The subject of the sentence is 'the chocolates', the chocolates have not performed any verb. The eating is still done by Hannah. The verb is WERE, which does not refer to an action.
So in general, it may be better to define the subject of a sentence thus: The subject is what (or whom) the sentence is about.
To find the subject of a sentence, first isolate the (main) verb and then make a question by placing "who?" or "what?" before it -- the answer is the subject.
(-from https://arts.uottawa.ca/writingcentre/e ... e-sentence)
Here is one more sentence: "The audience is satisfied".
The subject is THE AUDIENCE, and again, the subject has not performed any action. The verb is IS.
Subject of a sentence vs Subject of a verb
The subject of a sentence is what or whom the sentence is about.
A sentence may have multiple verbs. Each verb will have a subject.
What about Objects?
An object is "a noun or noun phrase that is affected by the action of a verb or that follows a preposition".
(-from https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictio ... sh/object9
For a verb that refers to an action, the object of the verb is, as you said, "the receiver of that verb". To find the object of a verb, ask 'verb whom?' or 'verb what?'.
In "Hannah eats chocolates",
CHOCOLATES is the object for the verb EATS. It is the answer to 'eats what?'.
All verbs don't have objects. In "Hannah eats a lot", the verb is still EATS and it does not have any object. We don't know the answer to the question 'eats what?'.
Another grammar term is complement.
In the sentence "Hannah is my friend", MY FRIEND is the complement of the verb IS, not the object. Verbs like IS, WAS, and WERE do not have objects.
Prepositions have objects.
In the sentence "The chocolates were eaten by Hannah", HANNAH is the object of the preposition BY. Because the answer to the question "by whom?" is Hannah. The verb WERE is not an action, so it does not have an object.
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