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The patient was returned to the recovery room in good condition. verb = returned , subject patient
Physical examination showed marked irritability. physical examination = subject
verb = showed,
Yes, patient is the subject. However, look at that Passive Verb site I gave you. "returned" is only part of the verb.
examination is the noun subject. Physical is an adjective describing the subject.
The verb is correct.
1. You keep forgetting helping verbs: is, are, was, were, have, had, has -- the most common helping verbs. Do you see the helping verb in this sentence?
2. The simple subject is examination. "Physical" is an adjective modifying "examination."
To determine the subject and verb in a sentence, it is important to first understand the basic structure of a sentence.
A sentence usually consists of a subject, which is the entity that performs the action, and a verb, which is the action or state of being expressed in the sentence.
Let's break down the given sentences:
1. "The patient was returned to the recovery room in good condition."
- Subject: "The patient"
- Verb: "was returned" (passive voice)
2. "Physical examination showed marked irritability."
- Subject: "Physical examination"
- Verb: "showed"
In the first sentence, the subject is "The patient" and the verb is "was returned." The subject "patient" is the one being returned to the recovery room, and the verb "was returned" indicates the action performed on the subject.
In the second sentence, the subject is "Physical examination" and the verb is "showed." The subject "physical examination" is the one performing the action of showing the marked irritability, and the verb "showed" expresses this action.