Sentence and its parts- Subject and Predicate
Read the following :Jumbled words Sentences
1) sings a song she She sings a song.
2) has read priya the story Priya has read the story.
3) sets the sun in the west The sun sets in the west.
4) in the flood the river is The river is in flood .
The jumbled words given above do not make complete sense.The words have been placed in their proper order make complete sense .So they are called Sentence.
A sentence is a group of words which makes complete sense.
Subject And Predicate
Read the following sentences:1) Arjun writes a letter.
2) The cow is a domestic animal.
3) Chandigarh is the capital of Punjab.
4) How beautiful the rose is!
Subject Predicate
1. Arjun writes a letter.
2. The cow is a domestic animal.
3. Chandigarh is the capital of the Punjab
4. The rose how beautiful is.
Every sentence has two parts - the Subject and the Predicate .
1) The name of the person,animal , place or thing we speak about is called the Subject.
2) What we say about the Subject is called Predicate.
The Subject and the Predicate are necessary to make complete sentence.
In Imperative sentence ,the subject is understood or left out;as,
Sit down.
Thank you.
NOTE: Put a full stop after every Imperative sentence.
Exercise 1
Put the following words in their right order so that they make sentence:1. the poor love They.
2. his country died for Gandhiji.
3. good health I enjoy .
4. on the flute will play Krishna .
5. their best have done they .
6. a holy book is Gita.
7. must die Everybody .
8. an art is drawing .
9. eats grass The cow.
10. seldom bite Barking dogs .
Exercise 2
Divide each of the following sentences into its Subject and Predicate:1. Gaurav is clever and hard working .
2. The earth is round.
3. The moon shines in the sky.
4. Stone walls do not make a prison make .
5. Anybody can do it.
6. All roads lead to Delhi.
7. Good bye, my dear friends.
8. How lovely the baby is !
9. Rama killed Ravana .
10. Mary had a little lamb.
Exercise 3
Add subjects to the following Predicates:1. .....fly in the air.
2. .....runs on rails.
3. .....burns things .
4. .....roar in the forest.
5. .....bark at night.
6. .....works in feilds.
7. .....gives us light.
8. .....carry goods.
9. .....quickly.
10. ....the truth.
Exercise 4
Add Predicates to the following Subjects :1. The rose.....
2. The stars.....
3. Trees .....
4. Children .....
5. Gardening.....
6. Horses.....
7. Birds.....
8. Cats .....
9. Girls.....
10. Women.....
Exercise 5
Form sentences to say something about:1. Students and books
2. Men and women
3. Boys and girls
4. Girls and dolls
5. Birds and trees
6. Lions and deer
7. Dogs and cats
8. Horses and hay
9. Simi and her scooter
10. The moon and the sky
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