demonstration
demonstration You can tell more easily by rewriting the sentence in standard word order: A spontaneous demonstration rumbled from somewhere in the middle of the crowd.
[A spontaneous demonstration] rumbled from somewhere in the middle of the crowd.Note: In this sentence the noun "demonstration" is the simple subject. This is arrived at by asking the verb rumbled a "what" question. Here though the words "a" and "spontaneous" do modify the simple subject and are properly treated as a part of the full subject in general.
[A spontaneous demonstration] rumbled from somewhere in the middle of the crowd.Note: In this sentence the noun "demonstration" is the simple subject. This is arrived at by asking the verb rumbled a "what" question. Here though the words "a" and "spontaneous" do modify the simple subject and are properly treated as a part of the full subject in general.
[A spontaneous demonstration] rumbled from somewhere in the middle of the crowd.Note: In this sentence the noun "demonstration" is the simple subject. This is arrived at by asking the verb rumbled a "what" question. Here though the words "a" and "spontaneous" do modify the simple subject and are properly treated as a part of the full subject in general.
The simple subject is "demonstration."
This sentence doesn't have s+v+O word order so it is not easy to pick the s+v. If you rewrite the sentence:A spontaneous demonstration rumbled from somewhere in the middle of the crowd.The verb is rumbled, so ask your self - what rumbled? - and the answer is "A spontaneous demonstration". If the subject is a noun phrase then the simple subject is just the noun. In this case the noun is demonstration.Probably the word order of the sentence is changed for effect.
demonstration
The subject would be "demonstration."
Simple Subject: demonstration
This sentence doesn't have s+v+O word order so it is not easy to pick the s+v. If you rewrite the sentence:A spontaneous demonstration rumbled from somewhere in the middle of the crowd.The verb is rumbled, so ask your self - what rumbled? - and the answer is "A spontaneous demonstration". If the subject is a noun phrase then the simple subject is just the noun. In this case the noun is demonstration.Probably the word order of the sentence is changed for effect.
My stomach rumbled loudly, reminding me I hadn't eaten breakfast.
The thunder rumbled ominously. He laughed ominously as he opened the door.