This task is about identifying the subject of a given sentence. The subject of a sentence is the person, place, or thing that is performing the action of the sentence. The subject represents what or whom the sentence is about. Each sentence in this task is guaranteed to contain a single subject. The input is a sentence and the output is the identified subject of that sentence.
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Question: Pierce County, Washington is in the United States.

Answer: Pierce County, Washington


Question: Virginia is in the United States.

Answer: Virginia


Question: The rating in 1997 was 8.6/23.

Answer:
1997