Question

Identify the subject in the following sentence:
In the words of A.N. Whitehead, the true spirit of religion is the search of a vision.
A) In the words of A.N. Whitehead
B) Words of A.N. Whitehead
C) The true spirit of religion
D) Is the search of a vision

Answer 1

Hint: The part of the sentence that talks about the main theme or character are the subject. The noun or the pronoun that is performing the task is mentioned under it. Another part of the sentence is known as a predicate. Here, we are concerned with the subject

Complete answer:
Let us analyze each option one by one:
Option A is ‘In the words of A.N. Whitehead’. This part of the sentence does not talk about what is the main character of this sentence. Therefore, option A is not the correct answer.
Option B is ‘Words of A.N. Whitehead’. This part of the sentence also does not fulfil the conditions mentioned in the hint. Also, the phrase has an adverb. Therefore, we can conclude that option B is also incorrect.
Option C is ‘The true spirit of religion’. The phrase ‘The true spirit of religion’ denotes the subject. This is because, in the sentence, we are talking about the spirit of religion. Therefore, according to the hint, option C is possibly the correct answer.
Option D is ‘Is the search of a vision’. This phrase talks about the activity performed in relation to the subject. That means this phrase is the predicate. Therefore, option D is also an incorrect option.
Option C is the correct answer.

Note:
 The subject can be in the middle or at the end of the sentence and it is not important that the subject of the sentence will be mentioned in the starting only. Therefore, we should keenly analyze the options to determine the correct answer.