Question

The large jar of marbles fell off the bookshelf and crashed on the floor.

In this sentence, the subject is
jar
and the two main action verbs (one word each) are
and
. 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
,
, and
.

Answer 1

Answer: The two main action verb are fell and crashed.

In this sentence prepositional phrases begin with the preposition 'of'.

Explanation: verb are the words that shows action.

Preposition shows the position of subject.