Identifying Subjects and Verbs in Sentences with Phrases
Phrases in Sentences and Identifying the Subject and Verb
Weed out the phrases in the sentences below and identify the subject(s) and verb(s). If there is more than one clause, there will be more than one subject and verb.
Two hundred inspectors look for scratches on car bodies, twice as many as in a normal Toyota plant.
(1) inspectors look, and (2) twice as many as
(1) inspectors look and (2) a normal Toyota plant
inspectors look
Robots also take over 1,200 photos of each car to find scratches that people might miss.
Robots take
(1) Robots take, and (2) people might miss
People might miss
Workers are trained continuously and recertified every four months at various skill levels to build the luxury model.
Workers are trained and recertified
(1) Workers are trained, and (2) at various skill levels to build
(1) Workers are trained, and (2) to build
The company first entered the United Kingdom in the early 1990s and currently employs nearly 3,000 people there.
(1) The company, entered; and (2) currently employs
The company entered...and...employs
(1) The company, entered; and (2) employs, 3000 people
The plant in Tahara, which builds the 600 model and its engines, was recently profiled in a leading auto manufacturing magazine.
(1) plant, was; and (2) which builds
(1) plant, was; and (2) the 600 model, builds
(1) plant, builds; and (2) engines, was
The company intends to introduce a flexible fuel vehicle (FFV) in Brazil that can run on 100% bioethanol.
(1) The company intends, and (2) Brazil, run
The company intends to introduce
(1) The company intends, and (2) that can run
Workers must be clean to avoid getting dirt into the cars, with those in semiconductor areas going through an air shower to get to the clean rooms.
(1) Workers must be clean, and (2) semiconductor areas going through
Workers must be clean
(1) Workers must be clean, and (2) getting dirt into the cars
Paint colors are inspected under different types of light.
(1) Paint colors are inspected, and (2) different types of light
(1) are inspected, and (2) different types of light
Paint colors are inspected
Every detail of the cars is manually checked and rechecked; even color shading and tints are checked by individuals
(1) cars, checked and rechecked; and (2) individuals, are
(1) Every detail, is checked and rechecked; and (2) color shading and tints are checked