Tennis is a noun; it can be used as a simple subject if you like. Here is an example: Tennis is fun.
The simple subject in that sentence would be tennis.
Rodney George Laver has written: 'Tennis for the bloody fun of it' -- subject(s): Tennis '228 tennis tips' -- subject(s): Tennis 'The education of a tennis player' -- subject(s): Tennis 'How to play championship tennis' -- subject(s): Tennis 'Tennis digest' -- subject(s): Tennis
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Oh, dude, the simple subject in that sentence is "friends." It's like the main thing the sentence is talking about, you know? So, if you're ever in a grammar showdown, you can totally drop that knowledge bomb and be like, "Boom, simple subject, mic drop."
Glenn Bassett has written: 'Tennis' -- subject(s): Tennis 'Tennis today' -- subject(s): Tennis
Chuck Kriese has written: 'Spalding youth tennis' -- subject(s): Tennis for children, Parenting, Coaching 'Winning tennis' -- subject(s): Training, Tennis 'Coaching tennis' -- subject(s): Coaching, Psychological aspects, Psychological aspects of Tennis, Tennis, Training
Henry Cochet has written: 'Le tennis'
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tennis
To play tennis, basically all you need is a racket your size, tennis balls, tennis court shoes and tennis balls. Very Simple.
Verbal phrase is a verbal with all its modifiers, but short of a subject. For example, in a sentence, "PLAYING TENNIS is a hobby among youth", 'playing tennis' is a verbal phrase.
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