Circle the subject and underline the predicate in the following sentences:
a. I am grateful to you.
b. A lot of people have their own vehicles.
c. Red and White are my favourite colours.
d. The water in the river is polluted.
e. We get wool from sheep.
f. Sohani, Mohani and Ankita came to meet us.
g. The spider spun the web.
Answer (2)
In English grammar, every sentence consists of a subject and a predicate. The subject identifies who or what the sentence is about, and the predicate explains what the subject does. In the provided sentences, I have identified the subjects and predicates for clarity.
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In English, a sentence is typically made up of two main components: the subject and the predicate.
Subject : The subject of a sentence is the person, place, thing, or idea that is performing the action or being described. It tells us what or who the sentence is about.
Predicate : The predicate of a sentence tells us what the subject is doing or provides information about the subject. It usually contains the verb and gives more detail about the action or state of the subject.
Let's break down the sentences provided to identify their subjects and predicates:
Sentence: I am grateful to you.
Subject (circled): I
Predicate (underlined): am grateful to you
Sentence: A lot of people have their own vehicles.
Subject (circled): A lot of people
Predicate (underlined): have their own vehicles
Sentence: Red and White are my favourite colours.
Subject (circled): Red and White
Predicate (underlined): are my favourite colours
Sentence: The water in the river is polluted.
Subject (circled): The water in the river
Predicate (underlined): is polluted
Sentence: We get wool from sheep.
Subject (circled): We
Predicate (underlined): get wool from sheep
Sentence: Sohani, Mohani and Ankita came to meet us.
Subject (circled): Sohani, Mohani and Ankita
Predicate (underlined): came to meet us
Sentence: The spider spun the web.
Subject (circled): The spider
Predicate (underlined): spun the web
By identifying the subject and predicate, we can better understand the structure of a sentence and how its parts work together to convey meaning.
