Question

]"Identify the italicized nouns. Choose subject, direct object, indirect object, predicate nominative, or object of a preposition:

The advertisement was a want-ad about cooks. (Want-ad is italicized)
The advertisement was a want-ad about cooks. (Advertisement is italicized)
The advertisement was a want-ad about cooks. (Cooks is italicized)
My mother gave Justin the advertisement. (Justin is italicized)
My mother gave Justin the advertisement. (Advertisement is italicized)"

Answer 1

The subject of the sentence 'The advertisement was a want-ad about cooks' is 'advertisement.' The subject of the sentence 'My mother gave Justin the advertisement' is 'mother.'

Step-by-step explanation:

In the sentence 'The advertisement was a want-ad about cooks,' the word 'advertisement' is the subject.

In the sentence 'My mother gave Justin the advertisement,' the word 'mother' is the subject.

In the sentence 'My mother gave Justin the advertisement,' the word 'advertisement' is the direct object.

In the sentence 'My mother gave Justin the advertisement,' the word 'Justin' is the indirect object.