TASK DEFINITION: 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.
PROBLEM: In 2008, the team qualified for the 1st Round of the Open Cup.

SOLUTION: 2008

PROBLEM: Jens Härtel is part of the SV Babelsberg 03 club.

SOLUTION: Jens Härtel

PROBLEM: Tuanku Jaafar, a University of Oxford alum, was King of Malaysia.

SOLUTION:
Tuanku Jaafar