Separate the subject and predicate in the following sentences.
1. A healthy body leads to a healthy mind.
2. No man can serve two masters.
3. Here comes the bus.
4. It is a very dirty room.
5. All roads lead to Rome.
6. The sea has many varieties of fishes.
Answers
1. A healthy body leads to a healthy mind.
- subject - a healthy body
- predicate - leads to a healthy mind
2. No man can serve two masters.
- subject - no man
- predicate - can serve two masters
3. Here comes the bus.
- subject - the bus
- predicate - here comes
4. It is a very dirty room.
- subject - it
- predicate - is a very dirty room
5. All roads lead to Rome.
- subject - all roads
- predicate - lead to Rome
6. The sea has many varieties of fishes.
- subject - the sea
- predicate - has many varieties of fishes
Most sentences comprise two parts, a subject and a predicate. The predicate talks about/provides information on the subject.
From the sentences above,
1. A healthy body leads to a healthy mind.
The subject is a healthy body and the predicate is leads to a healthy mind. We're talking about the subject [healthy body] and how it leads to a healthy mind [information on the subject.]
Same for the second one,
2. No man can serve two masters.
The subject is no man and the predicate is can serve two masters. We're talking about the subject [no man] and how two masters cannot be served by them [information on the subject.]
This same explanation goes for all the sentences.
Answer:
1) A healthy body leads to a healthy mind.
☛ Subject - A healthy body
☛ Predicate - leads to a healthy mind.
2) No man can serve two masters.
☛ Subject - No man
☛ Predicate - can serve two masters.
3) Here comes the bus.
☛ Subject - the bus.
☛ Predicate - Here comes
4) It is a very dirty room.
☛ Subject - It
☛ Predicate - is a very dirty room.
5) All roads lead to Rome.
☛ Subject - All roads
☛ Predicate - lead to Rome.
6) The sea has many varieties of fishes.
☛ Subject - The sea
☛ Predicate - has many varieties of fishes.
EXTRA INFORMATION :-
➲ Subject -
- The parts of the sentence that tells us who or what the sentence is about is called subject.
➲ Predicate -
- The subject performs the action denoted by the verb. The rest of the sentence is called predicate.
➲ Some examples related to subject and predicate :
1) The dogs barks at the cat.
☛ Subject - The dogs
☛ Predicate - barks at the cat.
2) The waitress dropped the tray of food.
☛ Subject - The waitress
☛ Predicate - dropped the tray of food.