Which is the subject of this sentence?
Last year, wasn't Carson City in Nevada near our campsite?
A.
year
B.
Carson City
C.
Nevada
D.
city
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OpenStudy (dangerousjesse):
Wrong subject, but what's your guess? :)
zepdrix (zepdrix):
I thought it was campsite, so clearly I know nothing :) lol
OpenStudy (constanceleak):
Oh, srry. Im guessing B?
OpenStudy (solomonzelman):
Subject - the preformer of the action.
Object - entity that the action is preformed upon.
OpenStudy (solomonzelman):
Last year {Who/What} wasn't?
which word in the sentence answers the question?
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OpenStudy (solomonzelman):
(answer the question I asked)
the "Carson City" wasn't.
the "year" wasn't.
the "Nevada" wasn't.
the "city" wasn't.
OpenStudy (constanceleak):
the first one?
OpenStudy (constanceleak):
but year is before wasn't
OpenStudy (constanceleak):
idk😞
OpenStudy (solomonzelman):
"was not" is the action verb
the `Carston City` wasn't near
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OpenStudy (solomonzelman):
Carston city preforms this action verb.
OpenStudy (constanceleak):
sooo does that mean it's Carson City?
OpenStudy (anonymous):
Its nevada beacuse there asking about what was near the site so it would be nevada
OpenStudy (anonymous):
Sorray its carson citya
OpenStudy (constanceleak):
ok..
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OpenStudy (anonymous):
The subject is Carson City (it can't be only City as it's a name). "year" is part of the temporal adverb and Nevada is giving an additional information about the Carson City, but it is the latter that is the subject.