diff --git a/src/commands/settings.ts b/src/commands/settings.ts
index 78f43c3..2f7dcc4 100644
--- a/src/commands/settings.ts
+++ b/src/commands/settings.ts
@@ -80,6 +80,100 @@ export async function execute(interaction : CommandInteraction) {
             break;
         }
         case 'subject': {
+            await interaction.deferReply({ ephemeral: true }); 
+
+            const subject = interaction.options.get('subject') ? interaction.options.get('subject')?.value : null;
+
+            let categoryArray : string[] = [];
+
+            let integers = Math.floor((Math.random() * categoryArray.length) + 1);
+
+            switch (subject) {
+            case null:
+                categoryArray = ['BIOLOGY', 'PHYSICS', 'CHEMISTRY', 'EARTH AND SPACE', 'ASTRONOMY', 'MATH'];
+                break;
+            case 'astro':
+            case 'astronomy':
+                categoryArray = ['ASTRONOMY'];
+                break;
+            case 'bio':
+            case 'biology':
+                categoryArray = ['BIOLOGY'];
+                break;
+            case 'ess':
+            case 'earth science':
+            case 'es':
+                categoryArray = ['EARTH SCIENCE'];
+                break;
+            case 'chem':
+            case 'chemistry':
+                categoryArray = ['CHEMISTRY'];
+                break;
+            case 'phys':
+            case 'physics':
+                categoryArray = ['PHYSICS'];
+                break;
+            case 'math':
+                categoryArray = ['MATH'];
+                break;
+            case 'energy':
+                categoryArray = ['ENERGY'];
+                break;
+            default:
+                interaction.followUp({
+                    embeds: [new MessageEmbed()
+                        .setDescription('<:red_x:816791117671825409> Not a valid subject!')
+                        .setColor('#ffffff')],
+                });
+                return;
+            }
+
+            let h = categoryArray[integers]; //this method may not function because it will sest this once and never change it again until user changes settings?
+            
+            const settingsEmbed = new MessageEmbed()
+                .setColor('#ffffff');
+
+            const user = interaction.options.getUser('user') || interaction.user;
+
+            const client = interaction.client;
+
+            settingsEmbed
+                .setAuthor({ name: user.tag, iconURL: user.displayAvatarURL() })
+                .setDescription(`selections`);
+            const menu = new MessageActionRow()
+                .addComponents(
+                    new MessageSelectMenu()
+                        .setCustomId('select')
+                        .setPlaceholder('Nothing selected')
+                        .addOptions([
+                        {
+                            label: 'subjects',
+                            description: 'subjects',
+                            value: 'subjects',
+                        },
+                        {
+                            label: 'gradeLevels',
+                            description: 'grade levels',
+                            value: 'gradeLevels',
+                        },
+                        ]),
+                );
+
+            await interaction.followUp({ embeds: [settingsEmbed], components: [menu] });
+
+            client.on('interactionCreate', async interaction => {
+            if (!interaction.isSelectMenu()) return;
+            var values = interaction.values[0]; 
+            switch(values)  {
+                case 'subjects':
+                    await interaction.update({ content: 'subjects was selected!', components: [] });
+                    break;
+                case 'gradeLevels':
+                    await interaction.update({ content: 'levels was selected!', components: [] });
+                    break;
+                }
+            });
+
             break;
         }
     }