English Grammar Class #02

-What is a Subject and a Predicate in a grammatical language?

-Subject--------- In any grammatical language, 'Subject' is the most important part. A 'Subject' is the doer of an action or someone or something that performs on a task. A Subject could be a Noun or a Pronoun.

-Predicate-------- A 'Predicate' tells us something about an action performed by a Subject. In other words, a Predicate works as a reporter of a Subject. A Predicate contains a Verb and an Object.
Have a look at this example.
Tina forgot her cellphone at the desk.
If we break the above sentence into 'Subject' and a 'Predicate', we get:
Subject = Tina
Predicate = forgot her cellphone at the desk.
Or another example..
Angie is going to the concert tomorrow.
Here Subject is 'Angie' and the Predicate is 'is going to the concert tomorrow.'
Sometimes a Subject can be lengthy and complicated. Have a look at these following examples:
I) The noise of buses disturbed the citizens.
Here the Subject is 'The noise of buses' and the Predicate is 'disturbed the citizens.'
Or for that matter..
II) The cackling of geese saved the Rome.
Here the Subject is 'The cackling of geese' and the Predicate is 'saved the Rome.'
You can find out a Subject in a sentence by putting 'What' or 'Who' before a Predicate.
For example: 'Who' forgot her cellphone at the desk? The answer is 'Tina' which is a Subject in the previous example.
'What' saved the Rome? The answer is, 'The cackling of geese', which is a Subject in the previous example.
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