What term is the main focus of a sentence?

• A. Predicate
• B. Subject
• C. Enclosure
• D. Review

Answer: (B)

The main focus of a sentence is the subject—the person, place, thing, or idea the sentence is about. The subject usually comes before the verb and identifies who or what is performing the action or being described. For example, in a simple sentence like "The cat naps on the mat," the subject is "The cat." The rest of the sentence—the predicate—tells what the subject does or is like: "naps on the mat." The other terms listed aren’t grammar terms for the sentence’s focus; the predicate describes the action or state relating to the subject, while enclosure and review aren’t used to name parts of sentence structure. So the term that best fits the idea of what the sentence is centered on is the subject.