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In this sentence, the subject of "face" is "young guys"? If so, can I also say "problem that young guys are facing" here? Could you explain the structure of this sentence?

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Rebecca

No, the subject of this sentence is not "young guys" but is actually "the problem", since "the problem" of driving crazy is the thing which commits the action. "Young guys" are the object of this sentence since they receive the action. You can reword this sentence to say "a problem that young guys are facing", however, "a problem" would still be the subject and "young guys" would still be the object of the sentence.

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