Subject and Object

 What is the difference between a subject and an object?

The subject of a sentence is the person or thing doing the action.
The object is the person or thing receiving the action.

Here’s a quick example:

👉 “Sarah kicked the ball.”

• Who is doing the action? Sarah.
  She’s the subject.

• What is receiving the action? The ball.
  That’s the object.

In English, the subject usually comes before the verb, and the object comes after it.

Let’s look at a few more examples:

📌 “The dog chased the cat.”

• Subject: The dog

• Object: The cat

📌 “Tom reads books.”

• Subject: Tom

• Object: books

What about questions or passive sentences?

👉 “Was the window broken?”
That’s a passive sentence. The action is being received.

• “The window” is still the object in terms of meaning,
  but it’s placed at the front. This shows that the subject and object aren’t always about position—they’re about function.

Another trick: Try turning the sentence into a question:
“Who is doing the action?” = Subject.
“What is being acted upon?” = Object.

Let’s flip a sentence:

👉 “The teacher praised the student.”
Now flip it: “The student was praised by the teacher.”

• In both cases, the teacher is the one doing the action—the subject.

• The student is receiving the action—the object.

So, to wrap up:

🟢 The subject does the action.
🔵 The object receives the action.
And understanding this helps you write better, clearer sentences.