noun phrase (subject) – English Grammar Profiler

Here is an example of a longer noun phrase as the subject of a sentence:

The rest of the time is spent in classes.

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1 . THE REST OF THE 36076

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1 . THE REST OF THE TIME 251 2 . THE REST OF THE WORLD 221 3 . THE REST OF THE DAY 75 4 . THE REST OF THE TEAM 57 5 . THE REST OF THE COUNTRY 50 6 . THE REST OF THE FAMILY 49 7 . THE REST OF THE YEAR 40 8 . THE REST OF THE CREW 37 9 . THE REST OF THE STORY 33

10 . THE REST OF THE HOUSE 31

2 . THE PURPOSE OF THE 18182

1 THE PURPOSE OF THE STUDY WAS 151 2 THE PURPOSE OF THE MEETING WAS 22 3 THE PURPOSE OF THE PROGRAM IS 19 4 THE PURPOSE OF THE STUDY IS 18

5 THE PURPOSE OF THE MEETING IS 13

3 . A LOT OF THE 17465 4 . THE MAJORITY OF THE 13324 5 . THE GOAL OF THE 11755 6 . THE SIZE OF THE 10526 7 . THE NAME OF THE 9866 8 . THE QUALITY OF THE 9350 9 . A COPY OF THE 7808 10 . THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE 6588 11 . THE AIM OF THE 6419 12 . THE RESULTS OF THE 6252 13 . THE TOP OF THE 6046 14 . THE COST OF THE 5857 15 . THE USE OF THE 5832 16 . THE VALUE OF THE 5747 17 . A MEMBER OF THE 5616 18 . THE LENGTH OF THE 5610 19 . THE REMAINDER OF THE 5431 20 . THE DESIGN OF THE 5420 21 . THE END OF THE 5215 22 . THE REASON FOR THE 4910 23 . AN EXAMPLE OF A 4885 24 . THE ROLE OF THE 4627 25 . THE COMBINATION OF THE 4097 26 . THE FOCUS OF THE 4020 27 . THE BACK OF THE 3978 28 . THE USE OF A 3864 29 . THE LOCATION OF THE 3857 30 . THE NATURE OF THE 3849 31 . A PORTION OF THE 3772 32 . THE MISSION OF THE 3752 33 . THE MEMBERS OF THE 3705 34 . THE BOTTOM OF THE 3499 35 . THE AMOUNT OF THE 3423 36 . THE OWNER OF THE 3406 37 . THE SHAPE OF THE 3390 38 . THE FRONT OF THE 3387 39 . THE FACT OF THE 3203 40 . THE BULK OF THE 3198 41 . THE SUCCESS OF THE 3196 42 . THE IDEA OF A 3085 43 . THE HEAD OF THE 3048 44 . THE PROBLEM WITH THE 3002 45 . THE WINNER OF THE 2999 46 . THE WEIGHT OF THE 2978 47 . THE OBJECTIVE OF THE 2954 48 . THE STORY OF THE 2910 49 . THE COLOR OF THE 2849 50 . THE HISTORY OF THE 2809 51 . THE POWER OF THE 2714 52 . THE RESULT OF THE 2689 53 . THE BODY OF THE 2612 54 . THE HEIGHT OF THE 2601 55 . THE PRICE OF THE 2514 56 . THE POSITION OF THE 2508 57 . THE INTERIOR OF THE 2505 58 . THE INSIDE OF THE 2492 59 . THE TITLE OF THE 2489 60 . THE STRUCTURE OF THE 2470 61 . THE ADDITION OF THE 2465 62 . THE DRIVER OF THE 2464 63 . THE NAMES OF THE 2423 64 . THE CONTENTS OF THE 2373 65 . THE STRENGTH OF THE 2365 66 . A LOT OF MY 2360 67 . THE BEAUTY OF THE 2357 68 . THE IDEA OF THE 2346 69 . YOUR USE OF THE 2332 70 . THE CAUSE OF THE 2329 71 . A MAJORITY OF THE 2293 72 . THE BASE OF THE 2279 73 . THE POINT OF THE 2231 74 . THE LACK OF A 2221 75 . A NUMBER OF THE 2162 76 . THE EFFECT OF THE 2142 77 . THE OFFICE OF THE 2120 78 . THE OBJECT OF THE 2115 79 . AN EXAMPLE OF THE 2080 80 . THE CONTENT OF THE 2057 81 . THE COST OF A 2053 82 . THE MAJORITY OF OUR 2025 83 . THE WIDTH OF THE 2021 84 . THE PRESIDENT OF THE 1983 85 . THE ADDITION OF A 1967 86 . THE PRESENCE OF THE 1956 87 . THE HEART OF THE 1946 88 . THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE 1936 89 . THE HIGHLIGHT OF THE 1905 90 . THE SOUND OF THE 1891 91 . THE THEME OF THE 1869 92 . THE DETAILS OF THE 1855 93 . THE DECISION OF THE 1843 94 . THE CENTER OF THE 1832 95 . THE TERMS OF THE 1810 96 . THE ORIGIN OF THE 1806 97 . THE PRESENCE OF A 1794 98 . THE FORMAT OF THE 1768 99 . THE ORDER OF THE 1757

100 . THE SCOPE OF THE 1750