Which word functions as the bare subject in the following sentence?

Yesterday, my sister joined the army.

Question

Which word functions as the bare subject in the following sentence?

Yesterday, my sister joined the army.

BlackTom AI · Accepted Answer

To determine the bare subject in the sentence, we first identify the main clause and its subject components.
Option 1: 'army' — This word is the object of the verb 'joined' in the prepositional phrase 'the army.' It is not the subject of the sentence, so this is incorrect as the bare subject.
Option 2: 'joined' — This is the verb in the past tense. It describes the action performed by the subject, not the subject itself, so it cannot be the bare subject.
Option 3: 'Yesterday' — This word functions as a temporal adverb modifying when the action occurred. It does not play any role as the subject, so this is not the bare subject.
Option 4: 'sister' — This noun is the agent performing the action 'joined' in the sentence. It is the subject that carry out the verb. Since the sentence contains 'my sister' as the subject phrase, removing the determiner 'my' would yield a bare noun form, 'sister,' which identifies the bare subject.
In summary, the bare subject is the noun that performs the action in the main clause, and among the options it is 'sister' because it represents the subject who joined the army, while the other options serve as the object, the verb, or a time modifier rather than the subject.

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