The thing we speak of is often called the Subject, which just means that which we talk about.

People sometimes say ‘the subject of conversation was so and so,’ which is another way of saying ‘the thing we were speaking about was so and so.’

To be learnt

Words put together so as to make sense form a sentence.

A sentence has two parts: that which we speak of, and what we say about it.

That which we speak of is the Subject.

Exercises on Lesson I

1. Put the first part to—

—— has a long mane.

—— is broken.