III. Identify the underlined words and tick the correct answer.
3. My favourite month is September.
a. Subject b.
Predicate
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4. September is my favourite month.
Subject b. Predicate
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Answer:
3.SUBJECT
4.PREDICATE
Explanation:
Why do the subject and predicate differ in following two sentences: "May is my favorite month " and "My favorite month is May"?
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Bistappayya Nadiger, Grammar teacher , guide and advisor.
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Originally Answered: Why subject and predicate differs in following two sentences "May is my favorite month " and "My favorite month is may"?
The title of Subject and Predicate are decided upon their definitions.
SUBJECT: A sentence makes statement about what or who is called the subject of the verb, subject may be of one word or group of word. Usually subject is a noun or a pronoun.HOW TO FIND THE SUBJECT: Put questions who or what to the verb.
VERB + WHO / WHAT ? => SUBJECT
Now try with your sentences:
1. "May is my favourite month "
Hint: Step I: ‘is’ is the verb.
Step II: Ask questions , who or what to the verb i.e
What is my favourite month?
The answer you get is the subject.
Here the answer is : May
Hence in the first sentence ‘May’ is the subject of the verb.
Now, look at your second sentence :
2. "My favourite month is may"
Similarly follow what you did with the first sentence.
Hint: Step I: ‘is’ is the verb.
Step II: Ask questions , who or what to the verb i.e
Step II: Ask questions , who or what to the verb i.e
What is may ?
The answer you get is ‘My favourite month’. This itself is the subject of the verb.
3. PREDICATE: The part of the sentence excluding the subject is called the predicate of the verb. There must be a verb in the predicate. It states something about the subject.
4. Note: The subject is what we are talking about ; the Predicate is what we say about it.
5. Again look at your both the sentences,
Predicate in first sentence is: ‘my favourite month’
Predicate in second sentence is: ‘may’
One more funny example for you.
This time may may not be happy time for our Mayor.
Note: Subject: This time may
Predicate: may not be happy time for our Mayor.
Answer:
3.SᑌᗷᒍEᑕT- ᗰY ᖴᗩᐯOᑌᖇITE