instruction:
In this task, you are given a sentence. You must find the primary subject in the supplied sentence. The output must be a sub-sequence in the sentence.
question:
The harder the twist given to the strands in laying, the shorter will be the resultant rope-in practice, three strands of I50fathoms lay up into a rope about 120 fathoms in length - and a rope is said to be hard-laid or soft-laid.
answer:
the twist


question:
Furthermore, cable-laid rope, being more solid in construction, is more resistant to chafe and does not absorb water so readily as hawser-laid rope.
answer:
cable-laid rope


question:
HANDLING BOATS IN SURF.
answer:

BOATS