As it sailed south, Lord Nelson's great ship, Victory, met the Spanish fleet near Trafalgar.
12. The simple subject of the sentence is
A. Lord Nelson.
B. ship.
C. fleet.
D. south.
I think best answer is B?
Right.
To determine the simple subject of the sentence, let's break down the sentence: "As it sailed south, Lord Nelson's great ship, Victory, met the Spanish fleet near Trafalgar."
The subject of the sentence is the noun or pronoun that performs the action of the verb, which is "met" in this case. The subject can also be identified by asking "who" or "what" is performing the action.
In this sentence, the subject is "ship," because it is the thing that met the Spanish fleet. Therefore, the correct answer is B.