Subjects

Simple Subjects: Find the simple subjects in the sentences below. Check your answers by clicking the drop menus.

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1. The students walked all day to get to school.
Answer Students

2. With all that has happened, we are lucky to be alive.
Answer We

3. My aunt's car is a thunderbird.
Answer Car

4. Macintosh computers are the scum of the internet!
Answer Computers

5. Surprisingly, the child was not harmed.
Answer Child

Complete Subjects: Find the complete subject in the sentences below. Check your answers by clicking the drop menus.

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1. The wingspan of the albatross averages 1 to 12 feet. The wingspan of the albatross

2.. The nest of a golden eagle can weigh several tons. The nest of a golden eagle

3. The average hummingbird weighs less than a penny. The avarage hummingbird

4. Small, colorful orioles nest in the same tree year after year. Small, colorful orioles

5. Some eagles in South America feed on monkeys. Some eagles in South America

Compound Subjects: Read the sentences below, determine what the two subjects are. Check your answers by clicking the drop menus.

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1. Denmark and Switzerland produce numerous dairy products.
Answer Denmark / Switzerland

2. Both Volleyball and badminton are played with a net.
Answer Volleyball / Badminton

3. Neither the cucumber nor the eggplant is a vegetable.
Answer Cucumber / Eggplant

4. In the crystal punch bowl floated bright red strawberries and cherries.
Answer Strawberries / Cherries

5. Science or Math is scheduled after lunch next term.
Answer Science / Math

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