(2) What we say about fire,—burns.
Every sentence has two such parts.
The name of the person or thing spoken about is called the Subject.
What is said about the Subject is called the Predicate.
Exercise 1.
Point out the Subjects and the Predicates.
William sings. Birds fly. Sheep bleat. Henry is reading. Rain is falling. Rain has fallen. Stars are shining. Stars were shining. Cattle are grazing. Soldiers are watching. Soldiers watched. Soldiers were watched. School is closed. Donkeys bray. Donkeys were braying. I am writing. We are reading.
Examples.—William sings: “William” is the subject; “sings” is the predicate. Henry is reading: “Henry” is the subject; “is reading” is the predicate. In like manner you should go through the list and point out the subjects and verbs.
Exercise 2.
Place Predicates (Verbs) after the following Subjects:—