3rd Class English Subject and Predicate Practice Exercise

     Practice Exercise  

 I Jack and Jill went up the hill.

Answer:

Subject = Jack and Jill and Predicate = went up the hill.  

 Fruits grow on trees.

Answer:

Subject = Fruits and Predicate = grows on trees.  

He cuts his finger by a knife.

Answer:

Subject = He and Predicate = cuts his finger by a knife.  

 The earth moves round the sun.

Answer:

Subject = The earth and Predicate = moves round the sun.    

In the following sentence identify the Subject: The bucket is full of water.

(A) The bucket                                                 

(B) is full of water

(C) of water                                                       

(D) All of these

(E) None of these  

Answer: (A)

Explanation :

'Bucket' is the subject. Therefore, option (A) is correct and rest of the options is incorrect.  

In the following sentence identify the Subject: He reads a story.

(A) He                                                                   

(B) Reads

(C) A story                                                          

(D) All of these

(E) None of these  

Answer: (a)

Explanation :

'He' is a subject. Therefore, option (A) is correct and rest of the options is incorrect.  

 In the following sentence identify the Predicate: People talk about it.

(A) Talk about                                                   

(B) It

(C) People                                                          

(D) Both A and B

(E) None of these  

Answer: (d)

Explanation:

'Talk about it' is predicate. Therefore, option (D) is correct and rest of the options is incorrect.  

In the following sentence identify the Predicate: James and his dog run on the beach.

(A) Run on the beach                                    

(B) James

(C) His dog                                                         

(D) All of these

(E) None of these  

Answer: (A)

Explanation :

'Run on the beach' is predicate. Therefore, option (A) is correct and rest of the options is incorrect.  

The following sentence identifies the Subject: He looks like a clown.

(A) Clown                                                           

(B) He

(C) Looks                                                            

(D) All of these

(E)None of these  

Answer: (B)

Explanation :

'He' is a subject. Therefore, option (B) is correct and rest of the options is incorrect.  

 In the following sentence identify the Predicate: Her uncle and she walked slowly.

(A) Her Uncle                                                    

(B) She

(C) Walked slowly                                           

(D) All of these

(E)None of these  

Answer: (c)

Explanation:

'Walked slowly' is predicate. Therefore, option (C) is correct and rest of the options is incorrect.  

• Commands (Imperative Sentences) have hidden subjects in them. These hidden subjects are in second person.
• (you) come in, (you) close the window, (you) take medicine daily, (you) sit down properly, (you) work hard to pass.
• In all these sentences 'you' is the subject, which is left out.
• Which (person/ animal/ place/ thing) is spoken about is called Subject.
• On the basis of this a sentence can be divided into two parts subject and predicate.