Question

8. Circle the subject and underline the predicate. -->
8.1) Everyone knew rules.
8.2) His old friends returned from their journey.
8.3) The little lazy bird learnt lesson.​

Answer 1

• Everyone knew rules .

➜ Subject : Everyone

➜ Predicate : Knew the rules

• His old friends returned from their journey .

➜ Subject : His old friends

➜ Object : Returned from their journey .

• The little lazy bird learnt a lesson .

➜ Subject : The Little lazy bird

➜ Object : Learnt a lesson

Subject is the doer of the action and Predicate is the verb and object part . When we remove the subject whatever is left ; we take it as predicate part .

In the first sentence , second and last sentence : Everyone , his old friends and the little lazy bird are the doers fo the action in their respective own Sentences .

All the remaining part is considered as the Object .

More examples :

• She was us yesterday .

↑ ↑

Subject Predicate

• You must do your work .

↑ ↑

Subject Predicate

• May I come in ?

↑ ↑

Subject Predicate

Answer 2

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• ★ Everyone knew rules

$\sf\red{Subject-}$ Everyone

$\sf\green{predicate-}$ knew rules.

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• ★ His old friends returned from their journey.

$\sf\red{Subject-}$ His old friends

$\sf\green{predicate-}$ returned from their journey.

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• ★ The little lazy bird learnt lesson.

$\sf\red{Subject-}$ The little lazy bird

$\sf\green{predicate-}$ learnt a lesson.

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Subject:-

• It is a word or a group of words for which something is said.

• " Priya don't like mangoes", in this sentence ; subject is :-

$\sf\red{Subject-}$ Priya.

Predicate:-

• A word or a group of words which says something about the subject.

• " Priya don't like mangoes", in this sentence ; predicate is :-

$\sf\green{predicate-}$ Don't like mangoes.

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• ★ The principal appointed him the school captain.

Subject:-

• The principal

Predicate:-

appointed him the school captain.

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• ★ We are visiting historical places today.

Subject:-

• We

Predicate:-

• are visiting historical places today.

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• ★ The players will be taking rest at this time.

Subject:-

• The players

Predicate:-

• will be taking rest at this time.

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• ★ Sita gave me some money.

Subject:-

• Sita

Predicate:-

• Gave me some money.

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