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What is the subject in this simple sentence?

Egg-laying, pouched, and placental mammals are three subgroups of marsupials.


A.
placental

B.

Egg-laying


C.
mammals

D.
pouched

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The correct answer should be letter (C.) mammals. Subject is the main topic that is being discussed in the sentence. All the other choices provided above are three types of mammals. They are words that functions as adjectives which modify the noun "mammal".
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