Question

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The patient was returned to the recovery room in good condition. verb = returned , subject patient

Physical examination showed marked irritability. physical examination = subject
verb = showed,

Answer 1

Yes, patient is the subject. However, look at that Passive Verb site I gave you. "returned" is only part of the verb.

examination is the noun subject. Physical is an adjective describing the subject.
The verb is correct.

Answer 2

1. You keep forgetting helping verbs: is, are, was, were, have, had, has -- the most common helping verbs. Do you see the helping verb in this sentence?

2. The simple subject is <u>examination</u>. "Physical" is an adjective modifying "examination."