Identifying complete subjects

For each sentence, choose the option that lists the complete subject—the subject plus its modifiers. Remember that a subject can be compound and that sometimes the subject is you, understood.

For help with this exercise, see Subjects.

Example

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undefined. The size of the new building caused an uproar in the town.
◯ The size of the new building
◯ The size of the new building in the town
Identifying complete subjects – 1

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undefined. Eat heartily and gather your strength.
◯ You [understood]
◯ You [understood] eat heartily and gather
Identifying complete subjects – 2

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undefined. In the opinion of the court, siblings must be kept together.
◯ In the opinion of the court, siblings
◯ siblings
Identifying complete subjects – 3

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undefined. All of the old books and magazines smelled like mothballs.
◯ All of the old books and magazines
◯ the old books and magazines smelled
Identifying complete subjects – 4

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undefined. There were no tour buses or RVs at the customs booth.
◯ no tour buses or RVs
◯ There
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