Question
When a sentence has a prepositional phrase, it is best to ignore the prepositional phrase when determining what the subject is.
A) True
B) False
Answer is B
A) True
B) False
Answer is B
Answers
Ms. Sue
No!! I taught my students to eliminate prepositional phrases when finding the subject and verb.
It's easy to find the subject when you eliminate the prepositional phrases.
In the middle of the night, one of my sisters had a nightmare.
(In the middle) (of the night), one (of my sisters) had a nightmare.
It's easy to find the subject when you eliminate the prepositional phrases.
In the middle of the night, one of my sisters had a nightmare.
(In the middle) (of the night), one (of my sisters) had a nightmare.
Marie
SO IT'S TRUE THEN?
Ms. Sue
Yes. It is true.