I can't figure out if the teacher is trying to trick me. I'm supposed to find the plural subject in the following sentences. I can't find a plural subject. Can you help me.
1. Yellowstone National Park is in Wyoming. (can't figure this out)
2. This park also spreads into Idaho and Montana. (can't figure this out)
3. Many people have visited the park. (I think Many people would be the plural subject)
4. Visitors were walking throughout the park. ( I think Visitors would be the plural subject)
5. Hikers have climbed the mountains.
(I think mountains would be the plural subject)
Thanks for your help.
#'s 1 and 2 do not have plural subjects.
3. People is the subject, many is an adjective modifying it.
4. you are correct.
5. The verb is have climbed...so what is the subject of that verb?
5. Hikers?
Right. Hikers is the subject of # 5.
Of course! I can help you identify the plural subjects in these sentences.
In sentence 1, "Yellowstone National Park is in Wyoming," the subject is "Yellowstone National Park." Although "Park" may appear to be singular, it is actually a collective noun representing an entity, so it is considered singular. Therefore, there is no plural subject in this sentence.
In sentence 2, "This park also spreads into Idaho and Montana," the subject is "This park." Again, "park" is a singular noun, so there is no plural subject in this sentence either.
In sentence 3, "Many people have visited the park," you correctly identified the plural subject, which is "Many people." Since "people" is plural, this is the plural subject.
Similarly, in sentence 4, "Visitors were walking throughout the park," you correctly identified the plural subject, which is "Visitors." "Visitors" is a plural noun, so it is the subject of the sentence.
In sentence 5, "Hikers have climbed the mountains," you also correctly identified the plural subject, which is "mountains." "Mountains" is plural, so it is the subject in this sentence.
Remember, when looking for the subject, you are searching for the noun or pronoun that the sentence is mainly about. If it is singular, then it is not a plural subject. If it is plural, then you have found your plural subject. I hope this explanation helps!