What I said subject and predicate?
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Every sentence consists of two parts:
1) in the first sentence we name some person or thing.
2) in the second part something is said about that person or thing.
The first part is Subject.
The second part is Predicate
Now suppose,
Subject || Predicate
The sun sets
The way was long
All the trees are shedding their leaves
No sentence can be therefore,formed without a subject and a predicate.
In most sentences, the subject usually comes first. Sometimes, however, the subject is put after the predicate to make sentence empathic; eg:
- Sweet are the uses of adversity. [The use of adversity/sweet]
- Blessed are the merciful. [ The merciful/blessed]
In interrogative sentences the subject usually comes after the predicate or part of the predicate. eg:
- Can you help me? [He/can help you.]
- Are you blind?[You/are blind]
In imperative sentences,the subject is generally omitted. eg:
- Go away. [You/go away]
- Help me, please[ You/help me please]
In exclamations, the subject is placed after the predicate. eg:
- What a nice chap you are! [You/are a nice chap]
NOTE: The subject may consist of one word or several words. The predicate may also consist of one word or several words. Sentence 1,below Subject & Predicate consist of one word, but in sentence 2, each consist of several words.
1) I / sang.
2) A very & muscular man was wearing a black coat with a red cap / appeared before me on the eastern side of the dense forest.
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