What is the grammatical function of the underlined phrase in: 'After conducting extensive surveys, the demographic research team published their findings'?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: D. Subject of the independent clause
- Step 1: Identify sentence parts: 'After conducting extensive surveys' is a dependent prepositional phrase. 'published their findings' is the predicate verb and object. Step 2. 'the demographic research team' performs the action of publishing, serving as the subject of the main independent clause. Answer: Subject of the independent clause. Why not the others: It is not an object, adverb, or adjective.
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