Question

How is the underlined pronoun used in the sentence?

(They) ran up the hill in the heavy rain.




A.

object of a preposition



B.

subject



C.

direct object



D.

subject complement


Help ;-;

Answer 1

"They" is used as D. Subject Complement.

Let's label the parts of the sentence.

They -- Subject. The subject is the person or thing involved.

Ran -- Verb. The verb is the action.

Ran up the hill -- predicate. The predicate is what is happening.