Subjects & Verbs. I was wanting to check my work please before I turn it in.
1.Abraham Lincoln was carrying two pairs of glasses and a penknife on the night of his death.
Ans:Abraham Lincoln and was carrying
2.On his way to work, George stopped for gas.
Ans:George and stopped
3.A pen had leaked into Randy's pocket, leaving a blue ink stain on his shirt.
Ans: pen and had leaked
5.The plastic bag in the bottom of the refrigerator contained bean sprouts in the final stages of decomposition.
Ans:bag and decomposition
5.The sign advertised sweaters at 50 percent off.
Ans: sign and advertised
This verb is wrong:
"5.The plastic bag in the bottom of the refrigerator contained bean sprouts in the final stages of decomposition.
Ans:bag and decomposition "
The others are correct.
Thank You Ms. Sue
So it would be:#5
Bag and contained
Yes. You're right.
1. In the sentence "Abraham Lincoln was carrying two pairs of glasses and a penknife on the night of his death," the subject is "Abraham Lincoln" and the verb is "was carrying." To identify the subject, ask yourself who or what is performing the action or being described in the sentence. In this case, it is Abraham Lincoln. To find the verb, ask yourself what action is being performed in the sentence. Here, it is the action of carrying. So, your answer "Abraham Lincoln and was carrying" is correct.
2. In the sentence "On his way to work, George stopped for gas," the subject is "George" and the verb is "stopped." George is the one performing the action of stopping. So, your answer "George and stopped" is correct.
3. In the sentence "A pen had leaked into Randy's pocket, leaving a blue ink stain on his shirt," the subject is "pen" and the verb is "had leaked." The pen is the one performing the action of leaking. So, your answer "pen and had leaked" is correct.
4. In the sentence "The plastic bag in the bottom of the refrigerator contained bean sprouts in the final stages of decomposition," the subject is "bag" and the verb is "contained." The bag is the one containing the bean sprouts. So, your answer "bag and decomposition" is incorrect. The correct answer is "bag and contained."
5. In the sentence "The sign advertised sweaters at 50 percent off," the subject is "sign" and the verb is "advertised." The sign is the one performing the action of advertising. So, your answer "sign and advertised" is correct.