Question

Subjects and the Verbs of the Following Sentence

No one except Private Ashbery was capable of cooking breakfast for 300 hungry scouts.
A. No one; was capable
B. Private Ashbery; was
C. Breakfast; for 300 hungry scouts
D. Ashbery; cooking

Answer 1

The subject of the sentence is No one except Private Ashbery. The verb is was capable. The sentence structure is: No one except Private Ashbery was capable of cooking breakfast for 300 hungry scouts.

Step-by-step explanation:

The subject of the sentence is No one except Private Ashbery. The verb is was capable. The sentence structure is:

1. No one except Private Ashbery
2. was capable
3. of cooking breakfast for 300 hungry scouts