EXERCISE 47–1 Subjects

EXERCISE 47–1 Subjects

In the box below each sentence, list the complete subject and the simple subject(s) in the sentence. If the subject is an understood you, insert you in parentheses. Click Save to save your work and return to it. Click Submit to record your activity in your instructor's gradebook. You can also review your response at any time.

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The hills and mountains seemed endless, and the snow atop them glistened.

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Answer: Complete subjects: The hills and mountains, the snow atop them; simple subjects: hills, mountains, snow
EXERCISE 47–1 Subjects - In the box below each sentence, list the complete subject and the simple subject(s) in the sentence. If the subject is an understood you, insert you in parentheses. Click Save to save your work and return to it. Click Submit to record your activity in your instructor's gradebook. You can also review your response at any time. - The hills and mountains seemed endless, and the snow atop them glistened.

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In foil fencing, points are scored by hitting an electronic target.

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Answer: Complete subject: points; simple subject: points
EXERCISE 47–1 Subjects - In the box below each sentence, list the complete subject and the simple subject(s) in the sentence. If the subject is an understood you, insert you in parentheses. Click Save to save your work and return to it. Click Submit to record your activity in your instructor's gradebook. You can also review your response at any time. - In foil fencing, points are scored by hitting an electronic target.

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Do not stand in the aisles or sit on the stairs.

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Answer: Complete subject: (You)
EXERCISE 47–1 Subjects - In the box below each sentence, list the complete subject and the simple subject(s) in the sentence. If the subject is an understood you, insert you in parentheses. Click Save to save your work and return to it. Click Submit to record your activity in your instructor's gradebook. You can also review your response at any time. - Do not stand in the aisles or sit on the stairs.

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There were hundreds of fireflies in the open field.

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Answer: Complete subject: hundreds of fireflies; simple subject: hundreds
EXERCISE 47–1 Subjects - In the box below each sentence, list the complete subject and the simple subject(s) in the sentence. If the subject is an understood you, insert you in parentheses. Click Save to save your work and return to it. Click Submit to record your activity in your instructor's gradebook. You can also review your response at any time. - There were hundreds of fireflies in the open field.

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The evidence against the defendant was staggering.

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Answer: Complete subject: The evidence against the defendant; simple subject: evidence
EXERCISE 47–1 Subjects - In the box below each sentence, list the complete subject and the simple subject(s) in the sentence. If the subject is an understood you, insert you in parentheses. Click Save to save your work and return to it. Click Submit to record your activity in your instructor's gradebook. You can also review your response at any time. - The evidence against the defendant was staggering.