Question

Find out the subject and predicate in the following sentences-

1. My eighty-year old mother can still read without glasses.
2. Swimming the Palk Straits was one of the greatest achievements of Mihir Sen.
3. A thing of beauty is a joy forever.
4. The old books in the library are being rebuilt.
5. An airplane is a flying machine.
6. A piece of land surrounded by water is called an island.

Answer 1

Answer:

1. My eighty-year old mother- Subject

can still read without glasses.- predicate

2. Swimming the Palk Straits- Subject

was one of the greatest achievements of Mihir Sen- predicate.

3. A thing of beauty- Subject

is a joy forever- predicate

4. The old books in the library- Subject

are being rebuilt.- predicate

5. An airplane- Subject

is a flying machine- predicate

6. A piece of land surrounded by water- Subject

is called an island- predicate.

Explanation:

In most cases, the object of the sentence forms the subject of the sentence.