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SUBJECTS AND PREDICATES
• Every sentence has two parts: the subject and the predicate.
• The subject tells who or what the sentence is about.
• The predicate tells what the subject is or does.
Examples:
The queen appeared at one of the windows.
subject predicate
Underline the subject with red and circle the predicate with blue.
1. A very big fish jumped about in the bottom of the basket.
2. He had been gone some days.
3. The young man pretended not to notice his reply.
4. They walked about the bazaar and went to the mosque.
5. I should like to see him and speak to him.
6. We did not see anybody that we knew.
7. I never did see such a perfect fool.
8. He kept his thoughts to himself.
9. I pray you call together all the maids in your palace.
10. He was severely punished.
The Blue Feather 25 Literature First Course