Question

Apple becomes world's biggest smartphone, more than 90 million iPhones sold

(1) The current quarter has been financially great for Apple. (2) According to data from IDC, the firm has become the world's biggest seller as Huawei's smartphone sales have plummeted. (3) Apple shipped as many as 90.1 million phones in the quarter that marked a 22 percent surge. (4) Apple now holds 23.4 percent of the global market share. It is the first instance when the revenue of Apple breached the $100 billion mark.

Questions :

a. Identify the main subject of sentence (1).

b. Identify the main verb of sentence (3).

c. Identify the main subject of sentence (2).

d. Identify the predicate of sentence (4).

e. Identify the closest meaning of the 2 (two) italicized words based on the context.

- Plummeted
- Surge​

Answer 1

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a. The main subject of sentence (1) is "Apple."

b. The main verb of sentence (3) is "shipped."

c. The main subject of sentence (2) is "the firm," referring to Apple.

d. The predicate of sentence (4) is "Apple now holds 23.4 percent of the global market share. It is the first instance when the revenue of Apple breached the $100 billion mark."

e. Based on the context:

- "Plummeted" means to fall or drop rapidly. In the context, it refers to a significant decrease in Huawei's smartphone sales.

- "Surge" means a sudden and strong increase. In the context, it indicates a significant increase in the number of iPhones shipped by Apple.