Could someone please check my answers? *Cross out any prepositional phrases. Underline the subject once and the verb/verb phrase twice. 1. The instructor stood among the students and chatted with them. (subject- instructor verb- stood, chatted prepositional phrase- among the students, with them) 2. Did the technician fix the television or tell Kurt to buy another? (subject- technician verb- fix prepositional phrase- to buy another) 3. Some children walked along the road and picked flowers. (subject- children verb- walked, picked prepositional phrase- along the road) 4. After supper, we cleared the table and rinsed our dishes. (subject- we verb- cleared, rinsed prepositional phrase- after supper) 5. Go inside the shed and get sponges and a pail for water, please. (subject- you verb- go, get prepositional phrase-inside the shed, for water) 6. My glass duck from Aunt Betty has fallen on the stairs and has broken into many pieces. (subject- duck verb- has fallen, broken prepositional phrase- from Aunt Betty, on the stairs, into many pieces) 7. Everyone but Jonah stood and cheered for the contestants. (subject- everyone verb- stood, cheered prepositional phrase- for the contestants)
2. Did the technician fix the television or tell Kurt to buy another? (subject- technician verb- fix prepositional phrase- to buy another
Verb: did fix. There is no prepositional phrase. "To buy another" is an infinitive phrase.
7. but Jonah is also a prepositional phrase.
Everything else is correct.
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1. The instructor stood among the students and chatted with them.
To identify the subject, we need to find the noun or pronoun that the sentence is about. In this case, the subject is "The instructor." To identify the verb, we need to find the action or state of being in the sentence. Here, the verbs are "stood" and "chatted."
To cross out prepositional phrases, we need to locate phrases that begin with prepositions and indicate a location, direction, time, manner, or possession. In this sentence, the prepositional phrases are "among the students" and "with them."
2. Did the technician fix the television or tell Kurt to buy another?
The subject of this sentence is "the technician." The verb is "fix." The prepositional phrase is "to buy another."
3. Some children walked along the road and picked flowers.
The subject of this sentence is "Some children." The verbs are "walked" and "picked." The prepositional phrase is "along the road."
4. After supper, we cleared the table and rinsed our dishes.
The subject here is "we." The verbs are "cleared" and "rinsed." The prepositional phrase is "after supper."
5. Go inside the shed and get sponges and a pail for water, please.
The subject of this command is "you." The verbs are "go" and "get." The prepositional phrases are "inside the shed" and "for water."
6. My glass duck from Aunt Betty has fallen on the stairs and has broken into many pieces.
The subject of this sentence is "My glass duck from Aunt Betty." The verbs are "has fallen" and "has broken." The prepositional phrases are "from Aunt Betty," "on the stairs," and "into many pieces."
7. Everyone but Jonah stood and cheered for the contestants.
The subject here is "Everyone." The verbs are "stood" and "cheered." The prepositional phrase is "for the contestants."