Subjects and Objects

The subject of a sentence is the thing or person that is doing an action (the verb). An onject is the thing or person the verb is being done to. 

For example, I ate a sandwich. I (subject) ate (verb) a sandwich (object). 
 
A clause/sentence has to have a subject and a verb but not necessarily an object. 

For example, that dress looks great. That dress (subject) looks (verb) great (adjective). 

A sentence can have two clauses so it may have a subject + verb / subject + verb + object, for example. Clauses are linked by conjunctions. Example- I'm tired but I have to study for an exam. I'm (subject) tired (verb) but (conjunction) I (subject) have to study (verb) for an exam (object).
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