Ex.

A Read the sentences and identify the subjects in them:

1. Ram’s brother is quite sick.
2. William Shakespeare wrote Romeo and Juliet.
3. The cattle are grazing in the green field.
4. Our parents do what’s best for us.
5. Cleopatra was the queen of Egypt.
6. Mars is known as the red planet.
7. The principal suspended the boys for being naughty.
8. Kangaroo is the national animal of Australia.
9. The little girl was wearing a purple dress.
10. A white dog with black spots was sitting in front of our gate.
11. There goes the principal of our school.
12. What a nice place Singapore is!
13. In the little house lived seven dwarfs.
14. Here comes the train.
15. Inside the box were hundred of tiny balls.
16. Out of the woods came a bear.
17. Just around the corner was the parade.
18. In the fall the leaves covered the ground.
19. In the city lived many poor people.
20. Over the fireplace were hanging the stockings for Santa.
21. From the thicket appeared the deer.
22. On the top of the hill lives a hermit.
23. Suddenly one of the wheels came off.
24. A dark figure appeared in the hallway.
25. When did she die?
26. How grand the ceremony was!
27. Clean the shelves.
28. Where is your house?
29. Who is Sarah playing the next match with?
30. Pass the salt.
31. Why is Lady Macbeth scrubbing her hands?
32. How friendly the chairman is!
33. Lock the door.
34. The global population is projected to reach eight billion.
Ex. B Add the predicate to the following subjects:
1. The lady in the purple dress_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
2. The book with the torn cover_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
3. The Principal and the teachers_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
4. Guitars and violins_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _
5. Asia and Europe_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Ex. C Add the subject to the following predicates:

1. __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ have many historical sites.
2. __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ are discussing their vacation plans.
3. __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ cost Rs. 250/-
4. __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ is the best town in Jharkhand.
5. __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _consists of seven colours.
6. __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _is the greatest dramatist that Shaw.
7. __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _is called an island.
8. _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ __ are the only animals who can’t jump.
9. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ cannot stick their tongues out.
Ex. D Circle the subjects and underline predicates in the given
sentences and state whether they are simple or compound :
1) The glass fell off the table and broke into small pieces.
2) Aanya took her car keys and drove to the market.
3) Rahul, Rinku and Parth are enjoying their burger at Mc Donalds.
4) Shalu and Manya are going to watch a movie.
5) Rohan likes to read and draw in his free time.
6) Shyam and Ram have been selected for the play.
7) My dog Fluffy digs holes and chases squirrels.
8) Her father takes the bus to work and walks home afterward.
9) He can take a cooking class or learn to sew.
10) Carl can dance to salsa and play the saxophone.
11) The stars, the moon and the clouds look pretty in the night sky.
12)My brother enjoys sailing, swimming and fishing in the lake.
13) Yash Karan Danny are waiting for Kunal at the theatre.
14) The milkman came on time, delivered the milk and collected the
empty bottles.
15) The children of our school will sing patriotic songs, perform various
dances and enact a play on the Independence Day.
16) Tigers, lions and leopards prefer to hunt in the dark.
17) Flour and yeast are the key ingredients in bread.
Ex. E Combine the two sentences to form compound subjects in a sentence.
1) Dolphins are highly intelligent creatures. Elephants are highly intelligent
creatures.
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2) Eating is an enjoyable activity. Sleeping is an enjoyable activity. Reading is an
enjoyable activity.
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3) Chocolate is my favourite flavour of ice cream. Strawberry is my favourite
flavour of ice cream.
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4) Mr. Madison is leaving soon. The students are leaving soon.
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5) Pizza is bad for you. Burger is bad for you.
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6) Uncle Tom went to Canada on a vacation. Aunt Sue went to Canada on a
vacation. Cousin Julie went to Canada on a vacation.
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7) Everything on the bed was organised in an hour. Everything in the closet was
organised in an hour.
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Ex F. Combine two sentences to form compound predicates in a sentence:
1) Varun finished the experiment. Varun submitted the report to his teacher.
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2) Veronica walks along the ocean. Veronica admires the waves.
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3) Brad jumped on his motorcycle. Brad hit the accelator. Brad sped away.
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4) The bear growled. The bear chased Jim.
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5) The dog wagged his tail. The dog barked.
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6) Dolphins are swimming near our dock. Dolphins are splashing near our dock.
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7) Two students discussed the lessons. Two students wrote the assignments.
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8) Grandpa looked for his phone. Grandpa found it.
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9) James mowed the lawns over the summer. James delivered papers over the
summer.
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Ex. G Join the sentences to form 1 sentence.
1) The leaf swayed. The flower swayed. The leaf trembled. The flower trembled.
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2) Sam is having lunch. Nan is having lunch. Sam is reading a book. Nan is
reading a book.
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3) Kevin is tall. Paul is tall. Kevin is strong. Paul is strong.
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4) Shreya dances elegantly. Nikita dances elegantly. Shreya dances confidently.
Nikita dances confidently.
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5) Sheena is sincere. Karan is sincere. Sheena is hard working. Karan is hard
working.
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6) Sahil exercises regularly. Mona exercises regularly. Sahil practices yoga
everyday. Mona practices yoga everyday.
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7) Frank raced on skates. Marie raced on skates. Frank rowed the boat. Marie
rowed the boat.
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8) Ralph travelled to the mountains. Randy travelled to the mountains. Ralph
fished in the stream. Randy fished in the stream.
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9) Polly bought groceries. Sally bought groceries. Polly cooked lunch. Sally
cooked lunch.
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10) Kevin worked hard. Anna worked hard. Kevin secured great scores. Anna
secured great scores.
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11) Harold picked the flowers. Sharon picked the flowers. Harold arranged
them. Sharon arranged them.
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Ex H Choose the correct option:
1. The rock flew and squashed the banana. The rock is the subject. Flew and
squashed the banana is the predicate.
a) True b) False
2. What is the predicate for the sentence below?
I was warm in my bed because of my fuzzy blanket.
a) because of my fuzzy blanket b) I was
c) was warm in my blanket because of my fuzzy blanket
d) fuzzy blanket.
3. Find the predicate.
My laptop is not working.
a) My laptop b) is not c) My laptop is not d) is not working
4. Pick the subject.
In the solar system, Earth is the only planet to have life.
a) solar sysem b) planet c) Earth d) life.
5) What is the difference between subject and predicate?
a) The subject is the beginning of the sentence. The predicate is the end.
b) The subject explains what the subject of the sentence is doing. The predicate
is the subject of the sentence.
c) The subject is what the sentence is about. The predicate explains what the
subject is doing.
6) What is the subject? Heather was puzzled by the complicated math problem.
a) Heather b) Puzzled c) Complicated d) Math problem
7. The students took notes and asked questions.
The underlined part is the
a) subject b) object c) predicate d) verb
8. The old man with the white beard is my grandfather.
The underlined part is the
a) subject b) object c) predicate d) verb
9) The subject is ….
a) Always the first word of the sentence b) Always capitalised
c) What, or Who the sentence is about
d) part of the sentence containing the verb
10) The people of China invented kites long ago. The underlined phrase is the:
a) Predicate b) Subject c) Verb d) Adjective
11) Add the right predicate: Kite festivals ________.
a) are fun b) will bring c) are going d) are always there.
12. Always obey your elders. Here the subject is :
a) always b) you c) Your elders d) always obey your elder.

Answer: 1. A)True 2. C 3. D 4. C 5. C 6. A 7. C 8. A 9. C 10. B 11. A 12. B