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(ii) What a good boy John is!

John is (what) a good boy.

‘John’ is subject and the other words form the predicate.

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1. Pick out the subject in each of the following sentences :
(a) Wait outside.
(b) A number of girls were hurt.
(c) My mother gave me a frock.
(d) India became an exporter of grains after the green revolution.

(e) How beautiful the Taj is!

(f) The naughty boys kicked the dog.

(g) January is the first month of the year.

(h) There are nine planets in the solar system.

2. Complete the sentences with suitable predicates : Grammar Skill

(a) Exercise ________________________________________________________

(b) Botany ________________________________________________________
(c) The girl ________________________________________________________

(d) The ship ________________________________________________________

(e) The Bible ________________________________________________________

(f) Manuscript ________________________________________________________

(g) Kanpur ________________________________________________________

(h) The lion ________________________________________________________

(i) P. T. Usha ________________________________________________________

(j) The camel ________________________________________________________

(k) The monkey ________________________________________________________

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