Nuts & Bolts of German: Subject: First in English

Actors can play different roles on stage. One particular actor could play Hamlet or Claudius or Ophelia.

The same way, a noun (e.g. friend, table, pride, idea) and its modifiers (e.g. the, a, this, my old, his interesting) or a personal pronoun (e.g. he, she, they, it) can play different roles in a sentence, one of them is the role of the subject. The subject performs the action expressed by the verb(s) in the sentence.

So the first step is always to locate the verb(s) in a sentence and then ask yourself "who" or "what" performs the action expressed by the verb(s).

Study the following English sentences and write the subject into the gaps provided. Then press [Check] to see whether you got it right. Use the [Hint] button to get a free letter if you need help. You can also click on the [C] button to get a clue.

sentence	subject
Despite the bad weather, my German friends still went to the beach.	my German friends
The German subsidiary was undergoing a thorough reorganization.	The German subsidiary
As of last year, its market share in Germany reached approximately 0.46 percent.	its market share
Does the German language really sound aggressive?
The German team lost 2-0 to South Korea.
Unfortunately, I haven't met many Germans.
From next year onwards, my sister is going to study German.
In Germany, World War Two ended in May 1945.

Have you ever had your supper in a German beer garden?

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Tip: If you don't belong to the lucky few who possess a photographic memory, write down what you learnt while doing this exercise.

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