Subject with Prepositional Phrases
What is the simple subject
Three gallons of water spilled across the kitchen floor.
Three Gallons
She hopes to finish the research before the deadline.
Simple
To win the championship is his ultimate goal.
Subject
At this time tomorrow, we will be navigating through the canyon’s narrow passages.
Future Progressive
Gerund or Present Part, if Gerund what is it functioning as?
Swimming is my favorite way to relax.
Subject
Complete Subject?
A dozen broken pencils were scattered under the desks.
A dozen broken pencils
The witness appeared to be hiding something during the questioning.
Continuous
The teacher gave us extra exercises to improve our grammar skills.
Adverb
hey had been arguing for over an hour before anyone tried to stop them.
Past perfect progressive
Gerund or Present Part, if Gerund what is it functioning as?
She is interested in learning new languages.
OP
Compound-Complete
Four stacks of papers and three unopened packages were left on the teacher’s desk overnight.
Four stacks of papers and three unopened packages
The artifact is believed to have survived the fire despite the intense heat.
Perfect Passive
She has a plan to start her own business next year.
Adjective
He was walking to school when it started raining.
Past Progressive
Gerund or Present Part, if Gerund what is it functioning as?
Dancing gracefully, she impressed the judges.
Present Part.
Compound
Nearly two-thirds of the damaged equipment and several missing tools were reported to the principal
two-thirds, and several
Several files are expected to have been reviewed by the auditors before the report is released.
perfect passive infinitive
She is interested in to learn advanced coding techniques.
O.P
By Friday, she will have completed all her homework.
Gerund or Present Part, if Gerund what is it functioning as?
Singing loudly, he walked down the street.
Present Part.
Compound
A total of twenty-five signed permission slips and one incomplete form
Total and one
He claims to have been negotiating with the investors long before the merger was announced.
perfect continuous infinitive
His goal appears to be a renowned scientist.
Subj Complement
By the time the conference starts, the reports will have been submitted by all the teams.
Future Perfect Passive
Gerund or Present Part, if Gerund what is it functioning as?
Reading the instructions carefully, she avoided making any mistakes.
Present Part .