Choose the term that correctly identifies the underlined word(s) in the following sentence. Many of his poems reveal a vision of democracy. (1 point) Responses simple subject simple subject - no response given simple predicate simple predicate - no response given complete subject complete subject - no response given complete predicate
simple subject
The underlined word in the sentence "Many of his poems reveal a vision of democracy" is the complete subject.
In the given sentence, the underlined word "his" is a possessive pronoun. It indicates that the poems being referred to belong to a specific person. To correctly identify the underlined word(s) in the sentence, we need to determine the role or function it serves within the sentence.
To do this, we can break down the sentence into its components:
Subject: Many of his poems
Predicate: reveal a vision of democracy
The complete subject is "Many of his poems" because it includes the determiner "Many," the prepositional phrase "of his," and the noun "poems." It is the part of the sentence that tells us what the sentence is about.
The complete predicate is "reveal a vision of democracy" because it includes the verb "reveal" and the direct object "a vision of democracy." It is the part of the sentence that provides information or an action related to the subject.
Therefore, the term that correctly identifies the underlined word(s) in the sentence is:
- simple subject: "poems"
- complete subject: "Many of his poems"