1.名词作主语
Pride goes before a fall.骄必败。
Little streams feed big rivers.小河流入大江。
2.代词作主语
He told a joke but it fell flat.他说了个笑话,但没有引人发笑。
All of the students are interested in it.所有的学生对此都很感兴趣。
3.数词作主语
Twenty years is a short time in history.二十年在历史上只是很短的一段时间。
Two-thirds of the students are boys in our school.我们学校三分之二的学生是男生。
4.名词化形容词作主语
The poor get poorer;the rich get richer.穷者愈穷;富者愈富。
The idle are forced to work.懒汉被迫劳动。
5.不定式作主语
To hesitate means failure.犹豫不决就意味着失败。
For him to admit his mistakes is not easy.要他承认错误是不容易的。
6.动名词作主语
Watching a film is his hobby.看电影是他的爱好。
Swimming in this river is a great pleasure.在这条河里游泳是非常快乐的事。
7.从句作主语
What we shall do next is not yet decided.下一步做什么还没有决定。
Whether they would support us was a problem.他们是否会支持我们还是一个问题。