Identify the term that best describes the italicized words. rashids speech was both an analysis and a criticism of our local government a. compound direct object b. compound predicate nominative c. compound subject d. compound verb 32. few of the applicants made it through the grueling admissions process a. simple subject b. complete predicate c. complete subject d. simple predicate 34. transporting pollen is the function of worker bees a. appositive phrase b. infinitive phrase c. prepositional phrase d. gerund phrase