I am highly confused with the subject and object in any sentence. What exactly are they? How do I find the object and subject in any sentence?
I'm sorry for asking such a silly question but I'm unable to grasp the concept properly for my Grammar book.
Please refrain from using smileys in lieu of proper punctuation. Remember to place a verb in every clause, invert the subject and verb in a question and place definite articles where appropriate.
As for the subject and object:
— The
subject is the "doer" or the agent of the action described by the verb.
— The object is the thing being acted upon. There are two types of object: the
direct and the
indirect object. The
direct object describes what is directly affected by the action, whereas the
indirect object describes something which is indirectly affected by the action.
Look at the sentences (with the subject and objects highlighted in their respective colours):
"
He died yesterday." The subject here is "he", "he" being the one who performed the action of dying.
"
Mary had
a shower." The subject is Mary because she is the one taking the shower, and the shower is the direct object, because it is the thing being taken.
"Did
you give
him the pen?" The subject is you (inverted with the verb, it being a question). The
direct object is the pen, because the pen is the one given, the thing physically being passed. "Him" is the
indirect object, because "he" is the recipient of the pen, the direct object.
[Not a teacher]
