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The committee approved the revised budget. — Subject: the committee.
8 Subject Examples
Use these examples to study structure, specificity, tone, and variation. They are demonstrations—not claims about a real person or organization unless the example itself makes that explicit.
Before you copy
What to notice in the examples
Clear subjects help readers understand who or what the sentence concerns, especially when long introductory phrases, passive constructions, or abstract nouns could hide responsibility.
- Locate the main finite verb.
- Ask who or what is linked grammatically to that verb.
- Include the complete subject when modifiers are part of the noun phrase.
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A box of archived letters was found upstairs. — Subject: a box.
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Running every morning improves her concentration. — Subject: running every morning.
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What the witness remembered changed the investigation. — Subject: what the witness remembered.
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The final two chapters move much faster. — Subject: the final two chapters.
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There are three errors in the table. — Grammatical analysis requires care because there is an existential construction.
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The client was informed by the account manager. — Subject: the client.
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Neither of the proposed dates works for the team. — Subject: neither.
Keep the underlying decision or pattern, then replace the subject, evidence, relationship, constraints, and tone with details that belong to your situation. If your final line still works after swapping only one noun, it may be too close to the example.