Subject and verb in passive sentences
- We are forced to inhale this smog-filled air every day.
I need your help with identifying the subject and the verb of the above sentence.
I think the verb is 'forced', there, but don't know the subject.
Top answer
The main verb is "forced", indeed. The whole sentence is divided into two parts: subject and predicate. Predicate is a verb phrase and usually follows the subject.
- The main verb is "forced", indeed.
- The whole sentence is divided into two parts: subject and predicate.
- Predicate is a verb phrase and usually follows the subject.
- Predicate in We are forced to inhale this smog-filled air every day is are forced to inhale this smog-filled air every day .
- So, it's easy to infer where the subject in We are forced to inhale this smog-filled air every day is .
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The main verb is "forced", indeed.
The whole sentence is divided into two parts: subject and predicate.
Predicate is a verb phrase and usually follows the subject. Predicate in We are forced to inhale this smog-filled air every day is are forced to inhale this smog-filled air every day.
So, it's easy to infer where the subject in We are forced to inhale this
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[We]subj [are forced]verb
In active sentences the subject is generally the doer of an action.
In passive sentences the subject is generally the receiver of an action.
In both cases the subject comes first and then the verb 99% of the time.
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