Question

Classify the following sentences into Subject and Predicate:
1. Mischievous children should be punished.

2. The beggar in rags asked for food.

3. Kolkata, the capital of West Bengal, is a very polluted city.

4. My mother is a home maker.

5. The boy sitting in the front row is my friend.

6. A hare and a tortoise were good friends.

7. The Indian soldiers fought bravely during the Kargil War.

8. Once a merchant went to a fair.

9. Wings of Fire is an autobiography of APJ. Kalam.

10. Delhi, the capital of India, is situated on the bank of river Yamuna.

11. Water from kitchens and bathrooms should be collected.

12. The man in white suit is a university professor.​

Answer 1

Given question:-

• Classify the following sentences into Subject and Predicate.

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1. Mischievous children should be punished.

• Subject :- Mischievous children.

• Predicate :- should be punished.

2. The beggar in rags asked for food.

• Subject :- The beggar

• Predicate :- in rags asked for food.

3. Kolkata, the capital of West Bengal, is a very polluted city.

• Subject :- Kolkata

• Predicate :- the capital of West Bengal, is a very polluted city.

4. My mother is a home maker.

• Subject :- My mother

• Predicate :- is a home maker.

5. The boy sitting in the front row is my friend.

• Subject :- The boy
• Predicate :- sitting in the front row is my friend.

6. A hare and a tortoise were good friends.

• Subject :- A hare and a tortoise

• Predicate :- were good friends.

7. The Indian soldiers fought bravely during the Kargil War.

• Subject :- The Indian soldiers

• Predicate :- fought bravely during the Kargil war.

8. Once a merchant went to a fair.

• Subject :- Once a merchant

• Predicate :- went to a fair.

9. Wings of Fire is an autobiography of APJ. Kalam.

• Subject :- Wings of Fire

• Predicate :- is an autobiography of APJ. Kalam.

10. Delhi, the capital of India, is situated on the bank of river Yamuna.

• Subject :- Delhi

• Predicate :- the capital of India, is situated on the bank of river Yamuna.

11. Water from kitchens and bathrooms should be collected.

• Subject :- Water

• Predicate :- from kitchens and bathrooms should be collected.

12. The man in white suit is a university professor.

• Subject :- The man

• Predicate :- in white suit is a university professor.

Additional shots:-

• Subject is a word or a group of words about which something is said

• Predicate is a word or a group of words which says something about subject.

Answer 2

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1. Mischievous children should be punished.

• Subject - Mischievous children.
• Predicate - should be punished.

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2. The beggar in rags asked for food.

• Subject - The beggar
• Predicate - in rags asked for food.

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3. Kolkata, the capital of West Bengal, is a very polluted city.

• Subject - Kolkata
• Predicate - the capital of West Bengal, is a very polluted city.

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4. My mother is a home maker.

• Subject - My mother
• Predicate - is a home maker.

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5. The boy sitting in the front row is my friend.

• Subject - The boy
• Predicate - sitting in the front row is my friend.

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6. A hare and a tortoise were good friends.

• Subject - A hare and a tortoise
• Predicate - were good friends.

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7. The Indian soldiers fought bravely during the Kargil War.

• Subject -The Indian soldiers
• Predicate - fought bravely during the Kargil war.

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8. Once a merchant went to a fair.

• Subject -Once a merchant
• Predicate -went to a fair.

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9. Wings of Fire is an autobiography of APJ. Kalam.

• Subject -Wings of Fire
• Predicate - is an autobiography of APJ. Kalam.

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10. Delhi, the capital of India, is situated on the bank of river Yamuna.

• Subject -Delhi
• Predicate -the capital of India, is situated on the bank of river Yamuna.

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11. Water from kitchens and bathrooms should be collected.

• Subject -Water
• Predicate -from kitchens and bathrooms should be collected.

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12. The man in white suit is a university professor.

• Subject - The man
• Predicate - in white suit is a university professor.

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$\sf \large \red{GRAMMAR \: TIME!!}$

✰What is a Subject?

• A subject is the person or thing that is doing an action, or the person or thing that is the focus of the sentence

✰What is a Predicate?

• The predicate of the sentence is the part that contains the action.

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✰Examples

1) The dog sleeps on the sofa.

• Subject - The dog
• Predicate - sleeps on the sofa.

2) We went on a holiday.

• Subject - We
• Predicate - went on a holiday

3) A brave young man saved us from danger.

• Subject - A brave young man
• Predicate - saved us from danger.

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