Exploring Writing 2nd Edition by John Langan

Exercise 122

Draw a single line under subjects and a double line under verbs. Cross out prepositional phrases as necessary to find the subjects.
1. A thick layer of dust covers the top of our refrigerator.
2. In June, sagging Christmas decorations were still hanging in the windows of the abandoned house.
3. The people in the all night coffee shop seemed weary and lost.
4. Every plant in the dim room bent toward the small window.
5. A glaring headline about the conviction of a local congressman attracted my attention.
6. Two of the biggest stores in the mall are going out of business.
7. The battery tester's tiny red lights suddenly started to flicker.
8. A neighbor of mine does all her work at home and e-mails it to her office.
9. The jar of peppercorns tumbled from the spice shelf and shattered on the floor.
10. The scar in the hollow of Brian's throat is the result of an emergency operation to clear his windpipe.