The Economist 1
There is never going to be one answer to the problems of Britain’s National Health Service. But by preventing hospital admissions, or enabling earlier discharges, “virtual wards” promise a practical solution the shortage of real beds https://t.co/mnJLlFwVN6 👇
— The Economist (@TheEconomist) November 4, 2023
There is never going to be one answer to the problems of Britain’s National Health Service.
– What is the subject of this sentence?
The subject of this sentence is one answer to the problems of Britain’s National Health Service.
When a sentence starts with there is/are/was/were/has been/have been/had been, the real subject is the noun after the verb be.
There is a man.
The subject is a man.
There were many people at the party.
The subject is many people.
– Is the subject singular or plural?
One answer to the problems of Britain’s National Health Service is a singular subject.
– What is/are the tense(s) used in this sentence?
There is
The sentence uses the present simple tense.
– Is this an active or passive sentence?
There are no action words in this sentence.
We can only determine if a sentence uses active or passive voice when there is an action word and we know who/what does the action.
– Is there a noun, adjective or adverb clause in this sentence?
No, there isn’t.
This sentence only contains 1 clause.