Question

Which best describes the underlined word in the sentence? . . Throughout history, people around the world have observed the sky.. . A.. simple subject. . B.. complete subject. . C.. compound subject.

Answer 1

The underlined word in this sentence is people. People is a simple subject because it the sentence is only composed of one subject. People is a group word that describes numerous subjects as one. Among other words like this are tribe, team, and others. Hence the answer is A. simple subject.