A few days ago
flowers4eden

English grammar?

My son’s first year of college is leaving him very tired at the end of the day.

Would the one word simple subject be “college” and the verb be “is leaving”?

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A few days ago
Anonymous

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i think so
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A few days ago
snakegrrl
Simple subject is “year”, verb is “is leaving”.

The simple subject can’t be “college”. It’s the object of a preposition. And the object of a prepositoion can’t be a subject.

E.G.

One of the students set off the fire alarm.

Subject is “one”. The entire meaning changes when you say “students” is the subject. Then it would be a group, not just one person.

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A few days ago
slobberknocker_usa
simple subject is year; college is the object of preposition. verb is is leaving.
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A few days ago
Anonymous
The simple subject is “year.”
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A few days ago
Richard B
That is correct. All the words before “college” are modifiers of various kinds. “Is leaving” is a correct verbal form.
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