What is the simple subject of this sentence?
I bought a fancy new dress.
I bought
dress
fancy new dress
I
Would this be dress?
I bought?
Only one of those is the subject. The other is the verb.
I think its I actually
Yes, I is the subject.
I bought
Yes, you are correct. The simple subject of the sentence "I bought a fancy new dress" is "dress." The simple subject is the main noun or pronoun that the sentence is about, and in this case, it is referring to the specific item being bought.
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The subject of an active verb is whoever is doing that action.
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