Billions of tax dollars have been spent on space exploration. Which choice is correct about this sentence?

The simple subject is dollars

The simple predicate is on space exploration

The simple subject is billions

The simple subject is dollars

Explanation:

The simple subject is the noun or pronoun in the sentence that stands alone. In the sentence given, the clause, billions of tax dollars, stands as the subject of the sentence. The simple subject is the 'dollars' that was described by the other preceding descriptors.

The predicate is, spent on dollar exploration. The simple predicate is spent. The predicate is the verb that stands alone in the sentence and describes the action.

answer: a

explanation:

read the following excerpt from “greece” by oscar wilde.

the sea was sapphire [colored], and the sky

burned like a heated opal through the air;

we hoisted sail; the wind was blowing fair

for the blue lands that to the eastward lie.

which words does the poet include to the reader visualize the scene?

“the sea was sapphire”

“through the air”

“was blowing fair”

“to the eastward lie”