What is the complete subject in the sentence: Every year, blackbirds and blue jays migrate south? Is there a simple way to know the complete subject? Would it be everything before the verb, migrate?
Normally, you could say that the complete subject is everything before the verb, but in this sentence, there's an introductory phrase that is adverbial, modifying the verb.
What do you think the complete subject is?
black birds and blue jays
Yes, that's right.
Thank you!
YW!! =)
To find the complete subject in a sentence, you need to identify the noun or noun phrase that the sentence is about. In this case, the sentence is "Every year, blackbirds and blue jays migrate south."
The subject is "blackbirds and blue jays," which refers to the birds that are migrating.
To identify the complete subject, you can simply ask yourself who or what is performing the action of the verb "migrate." In this case, it is the blackbirds and blue jays.
So, the complete subject in this sentence is "blackbirds and blue jays." It includes "Every year" because it provides additional information about the timing but it is not necessary to identify the subject itself.