Question

What are the subjects in this compound sentence?

The rain was heavy, but it was good for gardeners.

Choose all answers that are correct.



A.


gardeners


B.


it


C.


rain


D.


good

Answer 1

i think its a c

Answer 2

good, now lets look at the next part of the sentence. "It was good for her garden." what's the subject?

Answer 3

is it a and c

Answer 4

You're right about c, but a is not the answer. The verb is "was" try again, you're almost there

Answer 5

ok

Answer 6

i dont really understand can u explain

Answer 7

Ok, so let's look at the sentence as two separate ones. "The rain was heavy" and "It was good for the gardeners" ("but" connects the two so it is omitted)

Answer 8

ok

Answer 9

The subject of the first sentence is "rain" because it says "rain was" Based on that, what do you think the second sentence's subject is? (the verb in this on is also was.

Answer 10

good?

Answer 11

It's be good if the sentence were" Good it was for the gardeners" but since the sentence is "I was good for the gardeners," what is the subject?

Answer 12

oh it

Answer 13

Yeah!