I have to label subject, verb or verb phrase, and correct run-ons.
There have been many radio appeals to stay out of the area but curious citizens continue to go there.
To fix the run-on i did:
There have been many radio appeals to stay out of the area, but curious citizens continue to go there.
Subject and verb... I am confused on this one...please help if you can...thanks
2007-10-04 07:31:38 · 4 answers · asked by T 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
First, get rid of the stuff that doesn't matter - "but curious citizens continue to go there" is a dependent clause and "to stay out of the area" describes what kind of appeals were made. There is no subject or main verb in either of those.
That leaves "There have been many radio appeals".
"Many" and "radio" are both adjectives describing appeals, so we can nuke them too.
"There have been appeals" is the sentence that you actually have to work with.
Unfortunately, it is in passive voice. It can be reworded as "Appeals have been made" which makes "appeals" stand out more clearly as a subject and "have been" is the verb (in the original form, not my revised wording).
2007-10-04 08:05:17 · answer #1 · answered by dogsafire 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Split the sentence into two parts, because each clause has a subject, verb, and verbal phrase:
First clause:
Subject: There (like the it in "it rains" -- dummy subject)
Verbs: have been
Subject complement: radio appeals (actual subject)
Verbal phrase: to stay out of the area (infinitive phrase with "out of the area" as the prepositional phrase modifying the infinitive)
Second clause:
Subject: citizens
Verbs: continue
Verbal phrase: to go there (infinitive phrase with "there" as the adverb modifying the infinitive)
Remember, when there is more than one verb in a sentence, the main verb is the one that directly describes what the subject is doing. Any other verb is part of a verbal phrase.
2007-10-04 14:59:38 · answer #2 · answered by Carrot 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
hey I know how you feel I have been there. lol I would say the subject is radio or appeals. I think there is a verb phrase and i think it is continue to go. hope i helped!!! (im doing the same thing in grammer lol)
2007-10-04 14:39:48 · answer #3 · answered by Cassy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
appeals-subject
stay-verb
citizens-subject
continue-verb
out of the area- prepositional phrase
to go there- prepositional phrase
2007-10-04 14:35:27 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋