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You must read each slide, and complete any questions on the slide, in sequence.
Exercise B2-2
Identifying complete subjects
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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.
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Example
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Correct. For more help, see section B2-a.
Sorry. In the town is a prepositional phrase modifying the verb caused. It is not part of the subject. For more help, see section B2-a.
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Correct. For more help, see section B2-a.
Sorry. Eat heartily and gather are parts of the predicate. The complete subject is You [understood]. For more help, see section B2-a.
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Correct. This complete subject has no modifiers. For more help, see section B2-a.
Sorry. In the opinion of the court is a prepositional phrase (containing another prepositional phrase), and it modifies the verb, must be kept. For more help, see section B2-a.
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Correct. For more help, see section B2-a.
Sorry. All of is part of the complete subject; smelled is the verb, not part of the subject. For more help, see section B2-a.
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Correct. For more help, see section B2-a.
Sorry. There is an expletive. Although it precedes the verb, it is not the subject. The subject, which follows the verb, is no tour buses or RVs. For more help, see section B2-a.
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