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Try to determine the simple subject (disregarding any modifiers) in the following sentences, then check your answer to see if it is correct.

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1. His terror of spiders kept him out of the dark basement.
   • 1. Answer
2. There will be three concerts in the arts centre tonight.
   • 2. Answer
3. Would you willingly exchange half your chocolate bar for a bag of chips?
   • 3. Answer
4. Despite the storm’s destructiveness, the ship, with its novice crew, might have survived in more experienced hands.
   • 4. Answer
5. After the movie, Emma and her brother bought a birthday present for their mother.
   • 5. Answer

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