> What is the subject of the following sentence:
> 
> Above the door, there were lights.

An easy way to determine the subject is to switch the sentence around:

Lights were above the door.

Therefore, you can see that "lights" is the subject and "were" is the
verb.

Carole Ann Chapman
Assistant Professor of English
Ivy Tech Community College
 
"Watch your thoughts; they become words. Watch your words; they become
actions. Watch your actions; they become habits. Watch your habits; they
become character. Watch your character; it becomes your destiny."
~Frank Outlaw~

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