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Subject And Predicate

While studying grammar the two most heard words are, “subject” and “predicate”. But what is a subject and a predicate?
A sentence consist of two parts-:

  1. The person or the thing we are talking about.
  2. What we are speaking about the person or the thing.

For example-:
Bad habits grow unconsciously.
What are we talking about? Bad habits.
What are we saying about bad habits? They grow unconsciously.
So, a sentence usually has a subject to speak about and it usually says or predicate something about the subject.

SUBJECT AND PREDICATE

SUBJECT AND PREDICATE


In terms of definition-:

SUBJECT
The part which names the person or the thing we are talking about in the sentence.
PREDICATE
What we say about the subject is called the predicate.

NOTE: The best way to identify subject and predicate is to question.
What are we talking about? The answer is subject.
What are we talking about the subject? The answer is predicate.


EXERCISE 101


In each of the questions a part has been highlighted. Find out if it is the subject or the predicate.

  1. The girl climbed the mountains.
  2. The girl climbed the mountains.
  3. Sometimes the predicate comes before the subject.
  4. I need help with the vocabulary.
  5. My favorite month is July.
  6. July is my favorite month.
  7. Cricket is the most watched sport in our country.
  8. Anvesha climbed.
  9. My new pen has stopped working.
  10. The last person to finish the race was Amarjeet.
  11. You have a mock test tomorrow.
  12. Nature is the best physician.
  13. The earth revolves around the sun.
  14. Out of all the days, Tuesday is my favorite.
  15. Steve Jobs is the founder of apple.
  16. The hour to prepare lessons has arrived.
  17. The burnt child died on the way to hospital.
  18. They expect to see the prime minister.
  19. Your hands are certainly dirty.
  20. One man meat is another man’s poison.

ANSWERS

  1. Subject
  2. Predicate
  3. Subject
  4. Subject
  5. Subject
  6. Predicate
  7. Subject
  8. Predicate
  9. Predicate
  10. Predicate
  11. Subject
  12. Subject
  13. Subject
  14. Subject
  15. Subject
  16. Subject
  17. Predicate
  18. Subject
  19. Predicate
  20. Subject

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Imperative Sentence

Imperative sentences are the ones that are used to make a command, request or express a desire. An imperative sentence can either be simple, compound or complex. Some of the simplest sentences in English are the imperative sentences.

For example-:

  • Stop!
  • Go!

Note: don’t get confused as to why I have used an exclamation mark if it is an imperative sentence!An imperative sentence can either end with a period or an exclamation mark depending on the strength of the emotion.
Examples Of Imperative Sentence

  • Shut the door!
  • Can I have your pen, please.
  • Just do it.

Note: an imperative sentence need not to necessarily have a please while making a request; however, you can add it if you want.
WHERE IS THE SUBJECT
You must be wondering where is the subject in imperative sentences. Well, an imperative sentence always has a subject and it is “YOU”.
[you] open the door.
[you] please, give me your notebook.

Imperative Verbs

Imperative sentences contain verbs in the imperative form. This means that the verb is used to either make a command or request or desire. These verbs can be used as objects in other sentences.
For example-:

  1. TALK politely.
    You are not allowed to talk here.
  2. TURN off the radio.
    We took a wrong turn and got late for the show.

Imperative sentences can even be used in academic papers and are often used to increase depth in your writing.

Grammar Rules For Imperative Sentence
  1. We can make imperative sentences with bare infinitives (without to).
    For Example-:
    Be strong.
    Let him go.
    You dare not touch it.

  2. When making negative imperative sentences use don’t or do not.
    For Example-:
    Don’t mess with the teachers.
    Do not enter into the room without knocking.

  3. The name of the person can be written in an imperative sentence, but that is usually at the end of the sentence.
    For example-:
    Please pass me the book, Nitika.

  4. If you are talking to more than one person use the pronoun “you” to make a distinction.
    For example-:
    You park the car and you come along with me.
    You wait here while I’ll send them off.

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Adjectives # Grammar For IELTS

Adjectives Grammar For IELTS

Anmol is a clever girl. (girl of which kind?)
I love that boy. ( which boy?)
They gave me twenty pens. (How many pens?)
In the above sentences, the highlighted words answers the questions. These words are known as adjectives.
So, what is an adjective?
An adjective is a words used with a noun to describe or point out the person, animal or thing the nouns names, or tell the number or quantity.
Adjective is a word used with a noun to add something for its meaning.

KINDS OF ADJECTIVES

ADJECTIVES OF QUALITY
These adjectives show the kind or quality of a person or thing.
Example-:
She is a clever girl.
It is a stupid thing to do.
Adjectives such as French wine or Indian tea, are also called proper adjectives.
ADJECTIVES OF QUANTITY
These are adjectives that show how much of a thing.
Example-: he did not eat any rice.
The whole sum was deducted.
ADJECTIVES OF NUMBER
These adjectives show “how many” person or thing are meant or in what order.
Example-: she had six rice.
The whole sum was deducted.

    1. DEFINITE NUMERAL-: These show an exact number. Example-:
      There are six pens.
    2. INDEFINITE NUMERAL-: These do not denote an exact number. Example-:
      All, no, many, few, some, any
    3. DISTRIBUTIVE NUMERAL-: These denote each one of a number. Example-:
      Every word of it is true.
      Each one of you must bring your notebooks.

NOTE-: same adjective can be used as quantity or number. Example-:
Adjective of quantity-: I ate some mangoes.
Adjective of quality-: Some boys are very rude.

DEMONSTRATIVE ADJECTIVES
These adjectives answer “which” which person or thing is meant?
Example-: Those men killed the bird.
These mangoes are sour.
NOTE-: THIS and THAT are used with singular nouns, THESE and THOSE with plural nouns.
INTERROGATIVE ADJECTIVES
What, which an whose when used with noun to ask questions are called interrogative adjectives. Example-:
Whose pen is this?
What manner of man is he?
NOTE-: what is used in a general sense, which in a selective sense.

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Exercise # Punctuation Marks

Exercise # Punctuation Marks

Given below are sentences with no punctuation marks. Punctuate them properly, using different punctuation marks.

  1. Alexander the conqueror of the world began to weep.
  2. We should be devout and humble cheerful and serene.
  3. Ali received a watch Avinash a book
  4. Men may come and men may go but I go on forever.
  5. Exactly so said Anmol.
  6. If my husband were alive but why lament past
  7. The lord he is the god
  8. Add two 4s and three 5s.
  9. Her court was pure her life serene
  10. The three great books are the Ramayana the Mahabharata and the Gita.
  11. O father I heard the sound of a revolver


ANSWERS

  1. Alexander, the conqueror of the world, began to weep.
  2. We should be devout and humble, cheerful and serene.
  3. Ali received a watch; Avinash, a book.
  4. Men may come, and men may go, but I go on forever.
  5. “Exactly so”, said Anmol.
  6. If my husband were alive– but why lament past?
  7. The Lord, He is the God.
  8. Add two 4’s and three 5’s.
  9. Her court was pure; her life serene;
  10. The three great books are :the Ramayana, the Mahabharata and the Gita.
  11. O father! I heard the sound of a revolver.

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