Question

Unfazed by the morning frenzy before school, dad gave us our lunches before we left.
Which best describes the sentence?

Answer 1

The sentence is built around the simple subject “school” and simple predicate “left.” It also contains an indirect object “us,” but not a direct object.

The sentence is built around the simple subject “morning” and simple predicate “left.” It also contains a direct object “us,” but not an indirect object.

The sentence is built around the simple subject “frenzy” and simple predicate “gave us.” But, it does not contain either a direct or indirect object.

The sentence is built around the simple subject “dad” and simple predicate “gave.” It also contains both a direct object “lunches” and indirect object “us.”

Answer 2

Alright, first off, whats your best guess? :3

Answer 3

You doing alright..?

Answer 4

yes, sorry. the 4th choice?

Answer 5

Alright, to understand what our choices are and why our answer IS our answer, let's use the process of elimination on each answer choice until we finally receive our answer.

Answer 6

ok

Answer 7

Let's start off with A, do you know what a simple subject is? :3

Answer 8

main word tthat tells what its about

Answer 9

Not quite, a simple subject is who or what is doing or being something in the sentence. For example, in the sentence "Abigail jogs to the bus stop" The simple subject, which is Abigail is DOING something in the sentence, which is that she is jogging.

Answer 10

So, choice A says the simple subject is "School." Now, what is a Predicate? :3

Answer 11

left

Answer 12

Oh woops, sorry for confusing you! I meant what is the definition basically of a simple predicate. :3

Answer 13

its the main verb

Answer 14

So, it describes what exactly?

Answer 15

describes what the subject does? lol

Answer 16

Yep! It basically describes what the simple subject is doing or being in the sentence. But, the question's sentence states "before WE left" and a simple predicate is stating what the subject is doing or being so it always comes AFTER the subject. So, we can take off A as one of our answer choices.

Answer 17

alright lol

Answer 18

Now for B, after knowing what a simple predicate and simple subject is, we can determine that choice is also incorrect due to the fact that the subject is "morning" and the predicate is "left" yet the morning was not being nor doing "left".

Answer 19

Understand so fat?

Answer 20

far* Woops xD

Answer 21

Have any questions before I move on to the next choice? :3

Answer 22

yes I understand, so im guessing its c lol

Answer 23

Nope! For choice C, it states our subject is "frenzy" and our predicate is "gave us" Though, in the main sentence, it says the DAD gave us our lunches. So, frenzy wasn't giving us our lunches. So, our correct answer choice would be D. Do you understand or do I need to explain anything better?

Answer 24

I understand. thanks :)

Answer 25

My pleasure! Have a wonderful weekend :3