Question

What is the subject in the following sentence?

This, we decided, would be our secret hiding place for sweets and other small treasures such as conkers and monkey-nuts and birds’ eggs.

A) This (under the floor-board)
B) we
C) hiding place
D) treasures

Answer 1

A) This (under the floor board)

the predicate is “be” and the one “be”ing is “this” :)

Answer 2

A) "This" (under the floor-board"

Step-by-step explanation:

"This" is the subject because it explains that it will be the perfect hiding spot for things. The sentence describes the objects that will be hidden but the main point of the sentence is that the subject, "this", will be the perfect fit for the task.