For each sentence, choose the answer that lists the simple subject (the noun or pronoun that tells who or what the sentence is about) and the complete subject. Answers will appear as follows: Simple subject; Complete subject.
For help with this exercise, see section 14a of Foundations First, Fifth Edition.
Every thirty-three years, the Tempel-Tuttle comet completes its orbit.
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Nearing the sun, ____leaves a trail of dust particles behind.
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The earth passes through these trails each November.
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The earth’s atmosphere then causes the dust particles to burn up.
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People on earth see these burning particles, or meteors, as streaks of light in the night sky.
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The meteors from Tempel-Tuttle’s dust appear to come from the constellation Leo.
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Therefore, the annual November meteor shower is called the Leonid shower.
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Once in a while, the Leonid shower is especially intense.
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This is because the dust particles that fall from Tempel-Tuttle are released in clumps or bunches rather than in a steady stream.
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When the earth passes through one of these bunches, stargazers can see thousands of meteors an hour.
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