Question

PRACTICE TIME
A. Circle the subjects and underline the predicates in the following sente
1. Sumita lost her watch.
2. I bought a new set of pencils.
3. The boy hid behind the tree.
4. Preeti eats an apple daily.
5. The soldiers defeated the enemy in the battle.
6. The thief was taken to the police station.
7. Mahesh reads the newspaper every morning.
8. The students performed the act well.
9. The train leaves at four o'clock in the evening.
10. He played the lead role in the movie.​

Answer 1

$\huge{\sf{\tt{Subject}}}$ - The subject is the main word of the sentence which tells us about the person or thing that is doing an action.

$\huge{\sf{\tt{Predicate}}}$ -The predicate tells us about the subject. In short the predicate means what does the subject performs.

1. Sumita lost her watch.

• Subject - Sumita
• Predicate - lost her watch

2. I bought a new set of pencils.

• Subject - I
• Predicate - bought a new set of pencils

3. The boy hid behind the tree.

• Subject - The boy
• Predicate - hid behind the tree

4. Preeti eats an apple daily.

• Subject - Preeti
• Predicate - eats an apple daily

5. The soldiers defeated the enemy in the battle.

• Subject - The soldiers
• Predicate - defeated the enemy in the battle

6. The thief was taken to the police station.

• Subject -The thief
• Predicate - was taken to the police station

7. Mahesh reads the newspaper every morning.

• Subject - Mahesh
• Predicate - reads the newspaper every morning

8. The students performed the act well.

• Subject - The students
• Predicate - performed the act well

9. The train leaves at four o'clock in the evening.

• Subject - The train
• Predicate - leaves at four o'clock in the evening

10. He played the lead role in the movie.

• Subject - He
• Predicate - played the lead role in the movie

Answer 2

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Answer:

★ Kindly note that, I've underlined the subject and darken the predicate.

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1. Sumita lost her watch.

2. I bought a new set of pencils.

3. The boy hid behind the tree.

4. Preeti eats an apple daily.

5. The soldiers defeated the enemy in the battle.

6. The thief was taken to the police station.

7. Mahesh reads the newspaper every morning.

8. The students performed the act well.

9. The train leaves at four o'clock in the evening.

10. He played the lead role in the movie.

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SUBJECT AND PREDICATES:

♦ The subject is nothing but it's just about the person/thing which describes about.

♦ The predicates is the things described about something/someone.

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