What is the simple subject in the sentence Five grams of rice were purchased?
So sorry, but William is not correct. Five grams of rice were purchased. Subject – grams Verb – were purchased Modifiers – “five” is an adjective that modifies the subject, in this case it tells how many grams “of rice” is a prepositional phrase which also modifies the subject, in this case it specifies what the grams were ————————————–… About five teaspoons of sugar came from beet.