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Subject and Predicate

Subject and Predicate

Subject and Predicate

1. A group of words that makes complete sense is called a sentence.
2. The naming part is called the subject and what we say about the subject is called the predicate.
Exercise
1. Match the subject & Predicate and make meaningful sentence.

Subject
Ravi
The Sun
A bird
Water
Boys
Girls
It
Cow
Teacher
Harish

Predicate
is a big room.
teaches and gives us knowledge.
gives us milk
is a good boy
is very intelligent
sets in the west
flies in the sky
boils at 1000 centigrade
play badminton
love to play cricket

2. Identify the subject & Predicate in the following sentences (Elementary)

(i) Your younger brother is a doctor.
(ii) Ravi runs very fast.
(iii) The food smells very good.
(iv) The tall boy standing in the corner is our captain.
(v) All the girls watched T.V. in the evening.
(vi) He is sitting in the corner.
(vii) All the new students are unhappy.
(viii) The boards decision has made us happy.
(ix) The prime minister has given us tax concession.
(x) His father is a teacher.
(xi) Lions roar in the forest.
(xii) Every student sang in the party.
(xiii) They have gone out for a dinner.
(xiv) I bought a car yesterday.
(xv) She sings very well.

3. Put a suitable subject to form a meaningful sentences. (Elementary)

i. _____________ rises in the east.
ii. _____________ am a teacher.
iii. _____________ have won the match.
iv. _____________ bark at strangers.

v. _____________ are playing cricket.

vi. _____________ is very hot today.
vii. _____________ are swimming fast.
viii. _____________ gives us knowledge.
ix. _____________ gives us light & life.
x. _____________ starts at 10 a.m.
xi. _____________ have been living in this city for 10 years.
xii. _____________ saw a movie yesterday.
xiii. _____________ had left before I reached there.
xiv. _____________ can speak English.
xv. _____________ must obey the traffic rules.

4. Put a suitable Predicate to make the sentence meaningful _________ (Intermediate)

1) The sun _____________
2) The rose _____________
3) The door _____________
4) India _____________
5) Ravi _____________
6) Sonu _____________
7) Water _____________
8) Cows _____________
9) Children _____________
10) The teacher _____________
11) The doctor _____________
12) Dogs _____________
13) Ravi and Rakesh _____________
14) Bread & butter _____________
15) The boy in red shirt _____________

The Constituents of a Sentence

Subject: Every statement in English begins with a subject. The subjects Noun, Pronoun or Noun Phrase is tied to or is in
agreement with the verb.
1. A bird is flying.
2. Birds are flying.
Verb: The verb is the second constituted of a statement. There are three types of verbs
Linking verb ( Is, am, are, was, were. etc)
Intransitive verb (verb without object)
Transitive verb (verb with object)
Compliment: A Complement usually follows a linking verb. The compliment tells us more about the subject. The subject and the
complement refer to the same person or thing. The complement may be an adjective, a noun, a preposition phrase or an adverb.
Examples:-

1. His father is a teacher.

2. Your friend is tall.

OBJECTS Objects are of two types Direct object

Indirect object
Object occurs only after transitive verb. If a transitive verb requires only one object, it has to be a direct object. The object can be
an answer to what or whom. The object can be a noun or a pronoun. An indirect object comes immediately after the main verb
but usually followed by a direct object. Example 1. Sachin hits the ball.
2. Ravi told us a story.

Adverbial An adverbial can be a one word adverb, a noun phrase or a clause. 1. Ravi lives here. (Adverb).
2. Your read this book last week. (noun phrase).
3. The book is on the table. (prepositional phrase)
4. She came when I was going out. (Clause)

Note: There is a second Category of linking verbs. These are verbs such as appear, feel, look, seem, smell, sound, taste, become,
get and grow.
1. Rakesh feels happy.
2. You seem restless.
3. His uncle became a doctor.
4. It sounds good.