EXERCISE B2–1 Subjects

EXERCISE B2-1Subjects

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 Submit after each question to see feedback and to record your answer. After you have finished every question, your answers will be submitted to your instructor’s gradebook. You may review your answers by returning to the exercise at any time. (An exercise reports to the gradebook only if your instructor has assigned it.)

Example

1 of 5

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 B2-1 Subjects 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 Submit after each question to see feedback and to record your answer. After you have finished every question, your answers will be submitted to your instructor’s gradebook. You may review your answers by returning to the exercise at any time. (An exercise reports to the gradebook only if your instructor has assigned it.) - The hills and mountains seemed endless, and the snow atop them glistened.

2 of 5

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

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Answer: Complete subject: points; simple subject: points
EXERCISE B2-1 Subjects 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 Submit after each question to see feedback and to record your answer. After you have finished every question, your answers will be submitted to your instructor’s gradebook. You may review your answers by returning to the exercise at any time. (An exercise reports to the gradebook only if your instructor has assigned it.) - In foil fencing, points are scored by hitting an electronic target.

3 of 5

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

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Answer: Complete subject: (You)
EXERCISE B2-1 Subjects 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 Submit after each question to see feedback and to record your answer. After you have finished every question, your answers will be submitted to your instructor’s gradebook. You may review your answers by returning to the exercise at any time. (An exercise reports to the gradebook only if your instructor has assigned it.) - Do not stand in the aisles or sit on the stairs.

4 of 5

There were hundreds of fireflies in the open field.

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Answer: Complete subject: hundreds of fireflies; simple subject: hundreds
EXERCISE B2-1 Subjects 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 Submit after each question to see feedback and to record your answer. After you have finished every question, your answers will be submitted to your instructor’s gradebook. You may review your answers by returning to the exercise at any time. (An exercise reports to the gradebook only if your instructor has assigned it.) - There were hundreds of fireflies in the open field.

5 of 5

The evidence against the defendant was staggering.

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Answer: Complete subject: The evidence against the defendant; simple subject: evidence
EXERCISE B2-1 Subjects 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 Submit after each question to see feedback and to record your answer. After you have finished every question, your answers will be submitted to your instructor’s gradebook. You may review your answers by returning to the exercise at any time. (An exercise reports to the gradebook only if your instructor has assigned it.) - The evidence against the defendant was staggering.