Question

The large jar of peppercorns fell from the spice shelf and crashed on the floor.

In this sentence, the subject is
and the two main action verbs (one word each, in order) are
Identifying the main subject and verb of a sentence is often easier after crossing out any prepositional phrases; in
this sentence, the prepositional phrases begin with the prepositions (in order) [
and ( )

Answer 1

In the sentence “The large jar of peppercorns fell from the spice shelf and crashed on the floor,” the subject is “the large jar of peppercorns” and the two main action verbs are “fell” and “crashed.” The prepositional phrases in this sentence begin with the prepositions “from” and “on.”