Subject and Object in a sentence

Subject

- Subject is the person or thing doing the action.

- Usually, the subject comes before the verb. 

- A subject of a sentence can be a noun or a pronoun which is performing the action. 

- Subject pronoun include - I, he, she, it, we, they, you, who. 

Example:

Vidya eats an apple. 

- In this example, subject is "Vidya", because Vidya is doing the action of eating. 

- Another easy way to find subject is to find the verb in a sentence and then ask question words Who/What to identify the subject. 

From the above example we can find that verb is "eats".

Find the subject by asking - Who eats the Apple? 

Answer: Vidya

Object

- An object is the person or thing that receives the action. 

- Usually, the object comes after the verb. 

- An object of a sentence can be noun, pronoun or a noun phrase on which the action is being performed. 

- Object pronouns include - Me, him, her, it, us, them, you, whom. 

- Example:

Vidya eats an apple. 

In this example, object is the "apple", because it is being acted upon. 

- Another easy way to find object is to find the verb in a sentence and then ask question words What/Whom to identify the object. 

From the above example we can find that verb is "eats".

Find the object by asking - What does Vidya eat?

Answer: Apple. 

Let's try to find the subject and object from the given sentences. 

1. Sushant plays cricket. 

Subject: Sushant

Object: Cricket

2. Khushi wrote a letter. 

Subject: Khushi

Object: letter

3. I go to school everyday. 

Subject: I

Object: school

4. The boy threw the ball. 

Subject: The boy

Object: ball

5. She saw the cat. 

Subject: She

Object: cat

6. The hens laid many eggs. 

Subject: The hens

Object: eggs

7. Ram is living in India. 

Subject: Ram

Object: India

8. I purchased a car. 

Subject: I

Object: car

9. She visits her grandparents at least once a week. 

Subject: she

Object: grandparents

10. Our soldiers won the battle. 

Subject: Our soldiers

Object: the battle.