Read the following sentences.
1) How many U.S. presidents can you name? (2) In the year 2000, U.S. citizens elected the 43rd president. (3) Some presidents were elected more than once. (4) Franklin Roosevelt, for example, was elected to four terms in office. (5) Many citizens would have given him their vote again, because he was so popular.
Question
Use the passage to answer the question.
In sentence 3, the underlined word is a(n)
(1 point)
Responses
subject.
predicate.
direct object.
indirect object.
The underlined word in sentence 3 is "presidents", which is the subject of the sentence.
In sentence 3, the underlined word is a subject.
To determine the answer to this question, we need to analyze the sentence in question: "Some presidents were elected more than once."
In this sentence, the underlined word is "more." The word "more" is not a subject, predicate, direct object, or indirect object in this sentence. It is an adverb modifying the verb "elected."
Therefore, the correct answer is none of the options provided.