Some people fast for a period of time after Mardi Gras.

What is the simple subject?

A.

people

B.

people fast

C.

fast

D.

Some people

Given sentence: Some people fast for a period of time after Mardi Gras. In this, 'people' is the simple subject.

Answer: Option A

Explanation:

A sentence consists of a subject and a verb, out of which the subject tends to define the area of focus in a sentence. When a simple noun is present in a subject, there is a noun which can add more meaning into the sentence when added and by doing so the noun is more focused.

Here people defined the as noun, the area of focus in a sentence. Fast is the verb to which there is more meaning added to the sentence. Without any subject, one cannot find a complete sentences.