Question

Choose the answer that best describes the sentence.

For the science project and presentation, Gideon collected rock samples and soil from local parks.

A. This sentence has a compound subject.

B. This sentence has a compound verb.

C. This sentence has a direct object or a compound direct object.

D. This sentence has an indirect object or a compound indirect object.

**Please explain!! thanks :D :D

Answer 1

so the subject is Gideon???

Answer 2

this one is super confusing to me :(

Answer 3

hint: ignore the dependent clause

Answer 4

i'm pretty sure it's NOT b. right?? cuz there is only one feb "collected" am i right?? and what's a dependent clause again?

Answer 5

*verb not feb haha my bad :D

Answer 6

you can effectively say the same thing by stating the independent clause, which is

Gideon collected rock samples and soil from local parks

Answer 7

ohh i see now :) so pretend the first part is not there :D

Answer 8

exactly, that part is just extra fluff in my opinion

Answer 9

it's filler to make the essay/report longer (so you can meet those word count quotas) lol

Answer 10

so is the answer C. This sentence has a direct object or a compound direct object. ??
is it compound?? being 'rock samples' and 'soil'???

Answer 11

I come to the literature section to get away from math and I can't escape @jim_thompson5910

Answer 12

ohhh i see haha :D thanks for that! now i remember what a dependent clause is and that it does not matter!!! :D

Answer 13

muhahahaa...lol

Answer 14

haha lol :D @jim_thompson5910 is like the bomb at math!! helped me so much!! and is helping me again!! and same with u @Hero i think u have helped me b4 with math if i remember correctly :) lol

Answer 15

oh so is my answer correct?? is it C. ??? cuz it's a compound direct object (rock samples and soil) ????

Answer 16

:O

Answer 17

it is, the items you're collecting are the direct objects

the people or things you're collecting them for are the indirect objects

Answer 18

so yay!! i'm right!! :D thanks so much y'all for all the help!! u guys are the best!! :D

Answer 19

@jim_thompson5910 can u pls give @hero a medal for me?? i can only give one :(

Answer 20

Why would he do that?

Answer 21

cuz u helped me so much!! hahaa :D right?? :D

Answer 22

The last thing @jim_thompson5910 would do is give me a medal

Answer 23

oh and @nincompoop btw love the username :D

Answer 24

That's why he ran away

Answer 25

noooo haha :D i should get one tho.. :D and why wouldn't @jim_thompson5910 give u a medal?

Answer 26

Ask him and find out

Answer 27

why'd he run away? haha :D he's still here :D (@jim_thompson5910 u R a he right?? lol) u helped me so much and i still don't know :D