6. She had a lengthy career as a WRITER and a FILMMAKER.
compound direct object ******
compound predicate nominative
compound subject
compound verb
7.*Few of the applicants* made it through the grueling admissions process.
Simple subject *********
complete predicate
complete subject
simple predicate
Same rules as before - my answer is highlighted with ********* Thank you
Yes, #7 is the complete subject.
I'd point out #6 to your teacher as an error. I'll take that sentence apart for you, too ~
She - pronoun, subject
had - main verb
a - article
lengthy - adjective, modifying "career"
career - noun, direct object
as - preposition
a - article
WRITER and a FILMMAKER. - compound object of the preposition "as" (with the conjunction and another article in there, too).
I don't see a correct answer there for #6. The direct object in that sentence is "career."
#7 is incorrect.
These are tricky, aren't they?
The word "as" has many meanings and uses. http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/as?s=t
In #6, the word "as" is being used as a preposition.
What did you decide about #7?
so then is 7 complete subject? And I agree with your comment on 6 but those are our choices - and I don't know what to choose.
I know I want to make the right choice - its just hard to - I'm thinking maybe #7 is simple predicate??
Think of the word "predicate" as meaning the same thing as "verb."
In #7, the simple predicate is "made" but the complete predicate (the verb and everything that goes with it) is "made it through the grueling admissions process."
Thank you
You're welcome.
In sentence 6, "She had a lengthy career as a WRITER and a FILMMAKER," the question asks for the compound direct object. To identify the compound direct object, we need to understand what a direct object is.
A direct object is a noun or pronoun that receives the action of the verb directly. In this case, the verb is "had." So, we need to find the nouns or pronouns that are receiving the action of the verb "had."
In the sentence, "a lengthy career" is the direct object of the verb "had." However, this is not a compound direct object. It is a single noun phrase.
Therefore, the answer is NONE.
Moving on to sentence 7, "*Few of the applicants* made it through the grueling admissions process." The question asks for the simple subject. To identify the simple subject, we need to understand what a subject is.
The subject is the noun or pronoun that is doing the action or being talked about in a sentence. In this case, the action is "made it through the grueling admissions process" performed by the applicants.
In the sentence, "Few of the applicants" is the subject of the sentence. It refers to a small number of applicants. This phrase is a compound subject because it consists of the words "few" and "applicants" joined by the word "of."
Therefore, the answer is *Few of the applicants*.