noun phrase (subject)

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