Which of the following sentences demonstrates a subject-verb-modifier pattern?

Question

Which of the following sentences demonstrates a subject-verb-modifier pattern?

A. Shelly served dinner after spending hours preparing a meal.
B. Shelly, after spending hours preparing the meal, served dinner.
C. After spending hours preparing the meal, Shelly served dinner.
D. Because she'd spent hours preparing the meal, Shelly, a stickler for following recipes, finally served dinner.
My answer is *A

Answer 1

All of these sentences follow the subject, verb, object plan

Shelly served dinner.

Answer 2

Which of the following statements is true about an independent clause?

A. It contains only a verb, not a subject.
B. It begins with a subordinating conjunction.
C. It can stand alone as a complete sentence.
D. It can't stand alone.

Answer 3

You are correct. Sentence A, "Shelly served dinner after spending hours preparing a meal," demonstrates a subject-verb-modifier pattern. The subject is "Shelly," the verb is "served," and the modifier is "after spending hours preparing a meal."

Answer 4

You're correct! Sentence A, "Shelly served dinner after spending hours preparing a meal," demonstrates a subject-verb-modifier pattern. The subject is "Shelly," the verb is "served," and the modifier is "after spending hours preparing a meal." This modifier consists of the preposition "after" followed by the gerund phrase "spending hours preparing a meal." Well done!