Example of Implicit Subject

The implicit subject is the subject that it is not written in the sentence, but follows from the conjugation of the verb.

The implicit subject is also known as morphological, since it is deduced from the conjugation of the verb, it is also called tacit or elliptical subject.

In general, a complete sentence is made up of a subject and a predicate. The subject tells us who is being talked about. However, sentences with an implicit subject are sentences in which there is apparently only one predicate, such as the following:

• We will walk to the house.
• You're pretty.
• Saw the movie yesterday.

In these sentences a subject is not written. Despite this, they are complete sentences, since the conjugation of each verb has a number: singular or plural, and a person, who can be first (me or us), second (you or you) or third (he, she, they or they). Then, the implicit subject of the sentences that we put as an example, would be the following:

• (We) We will walk to the house (We will walk is conjugation in the future tense, in the first person plural)
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• (You are pretty. (In this case, it is, it is a conjugation in the present tense of the verb to be, in the second person singular)
• (He or she) saw the movie yesterday. (The verb to see is conjugated in the past tense, in the third person singular).

The implicit subject can be made explicit when we add the pronoun that the verb conjugation suggests.

The unspoken subject of the sentence is also used in subordinate and coordinate sentences, mentioning the subject in the first sentence, and being implicit in the rest of the sentences, since it is understood that they refer to the same subject:

Miriam and I went to the movies yesterday. (implied subject) (We or Miriam and I) We saw the new movie (implied subject), then (We or Miriam and I) returned home (implied subject) .The unspoken subject of the sentence also It is used in subordinate and coordinated sentences, mentioning the subject in the first sentence, and being implicit in the rest of the sentences, since it is understood that they refer to the same subject:

Example of sentences with implicit subject:

1. I'm sleepy.
2. They walked very slowly.
3. We will have to arrive soon.
4. Let's study hard.
5. Did you see the news?
6. We travel to the countryside.
7. I have three days off.
8. Tomorrow you will have your homework.
9. Read page 14.
10. We saw a very good movie.
11. Let's see how it works.
12. They will transport the merchandise.
13. Have you ever seen something like that?
14. Photograph the trees.
15. I disassembled the iron.
16. They repaired the stove.
17. She wrote a letter.
18. We brought a doll
19. Did you sleep well?
20. Check the stairs.

1. They cleaned the stadium.
2. You won the first prize.
3. I already bought a car.
4. He sold a bicycle.
5. Talk to the students.
6. Draw a little lamb.
7. Turn on the stove.
8. Have you observed the sky?
9. Take the dog.
10. They played soccer.
11. They ate chocolate cake.
12. We laugh until we burst.
13. She picked up the pencils from the floor.
14. Did you return the keys?
15. Help your aunt.
16. Make me food.
17. If you go to the store, buy bread.
18. Did you get the notebook?
19. You walked too far.
20. I washed the car.
21. They broadcast the news yesterday.
22. We study the history of the trip to the moon.
23. You danced all night.
24. They said they will come on Sunday.
25. I have seen how many people arrive.
26. They are late.
27. He worked overtime.
28. We finished school very well.
29. You went all over the city.
30. I beat the computer.