Subject and Predicate
Subject and Predicate
Every
complete sentence needs two things: a subject and predicate.
Subject
It
is the person or thing that is being discussed, described, or dealt with.
Example
Joe likes to run at the public
park.
My
mother
tells her the story.
Subject
in command
Sometimes
the subject is not clear. For example, this sentence-
Do
your job perfectly.
There
is no directly mentioned ‘subject’ in this sentence. For most commands, the
subject is implied. It usually implies you.
Subject
in Passive Voice
In
the sentences of passive voice, the direct object of the active becomes the
subject of the passive and the subject of the active appears in the passive as
complement of the preposition by in a PP functioning as complement. Also the
actor is not always included in the sentence.
Everyone
saw the incident. (active)
The
incident was seen by everyone. (passive)
In
this case, the incident is the subject.
Predicate
The
part of sentence that tells us something about the subject is called predicate.
Example-
Joe
likes to run at the public park.
The
question you can ask yourself is “What does Joe do?” The answer, likes to
run in the public park, is the predicate.
My
mother tells her the story
Here,
tells her the story is the predicate.
Exercise
Identify
the Subject and predicate in the following sentences and write them in the box
provided.
1. My mother cooks the food.
2. The woman who is walking to my class
teacher is my aunt.
3. I am ill.
4. Neeta wrote a letter to her uncle.
5. The police officer later explained what
had happened.
6. Electricity went out during the storm.
7. My neighbour's dog barked all night.
8. The students of primary school watched
the magic show.
9. The people in the house are having a
party.
10. Rinku’s mother drove her to the doctor
in Delhi.
Subject
|
Predicate
|
My mother
|
cooks the
food
|
The woman who
is walking to my class teacher
|
is my aunt
|
I
|
am ill
|
Neeta
|
wrote a
letter to her uncle
|
The police
officer
|
later
explained what had happened
|
Electricity
|
went out
during the storm
|
My
neighbour's dog
|
barked all
night
|
The students
of primary school
|
watched the magic show
|
The people in the house
|
are having a party
|
Rinku's mother
|
drove her to the doctor in Delhi
|
Provide
suitable subjects and complete these sentences.
1)
_____________ is the captain of the college cricket team.
Vikas is the captain of the college cricket team.
2)
_____________walked slowly through the art gallery.
She walked slowly through the art gallery.
3)
_____________offers all the major courses.
The university offers all the major courses.
4)
_____________ploughs in the field.
A farmer ploughs in the field.
5)
_____________ was a famous poet of Sanskrit.
Kalidas was a famous poet of Sanskrit.
6)
_____________ plays soccer every day.
He plays soccer every day.
7)
_____________ has cooked food for us
My aunt has cooked food for us.
8)
_____________ is close to the railway station.
Post office is close to the railway station.
9)
_____________ is eight years old.
Veena is eight years old.
10)
_____________ has won the match.
Our hockey team has won the match.
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