Question
Read the sentence.
George and Gracie, two humpback whales, spout and dive in their tank at the aquarium.
What is the correct description of "spout and dive in their tank at the aquarium" in the sentence?
compound predicate
simple subject
compound subject
simple predicate
Would this be compound subject?
George and Gracie, two humpback whales, spout and dive in their tank at the aquarium.
What is the correct description of "spout and dive in their tank at the aquarium" in the sentence?
compound predicate
simple subject
compound subject
simple predicate
Would this be compound subject?
Answers
Writeacher
No.
A subject (whether it's simple or compound) is the thing/person/people who are DOING the action of the sentence. Can you say that is true of what you chose?
A subject (whether it's simple or compound) is the thing/person/people who are DOING the action of the sentence. Can you say that is true of what you chose?
Caitlyn
I think it would be simple subject?
Writeacher
No.
That's two wrong guesses. Please don't post about this question again.
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That's two wrong guesses. Please don't post about this question again.
DO go to this website and study everything, especially subjects and verbs:
http://www.chompchomp.com/terms.htm
frog
its compound predicate