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Read the following sentence. The cowboy era finally ended around 1890. Which is the simple predicate?

Cowboy
Finally ended
Ended
Around 1890

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ended would be the simple predicate

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Cowboy is the subject.

Finally ended contains an adverb (finally). Simple predicates mean verbs.

Around 1890: around is a preposition and it is the beginning of a phrase (adverb) that describes when the era ended. 1890 is a noun that is the object of the preposition.

The answer is C <<<<< ended
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