Question

Identify the subject and the predicate in the following sentence :
Stone walls do not make a prison.
a)Subject: Stone walls do not make ; Predicate: a prison
b)Subject: Stone walls do not ; Predicate: make a prison
c)Subject: a prison ; Predicate: Stone walls do not make
d)Subject: Stone walls ; Predicate: do not make a prison

Answer 1

Hint: Understanding of what a subject, what an object is and what a predicate is, is required to be able to answer this question. “Stone walls” is the subject here.

Complete step-by-step answer:
First one needs to figure out what the subject here is and what the object is. The subject is the noun, i.e. what or who the entire sentence is about. It is of the highest priority in the sentence. The object is the noun that is a secondary part of the sentence. Lastly, predicate tells something about the object. In the given sentence, the subject is “Stone walls” and the predicate is the rest of the sentence because it is telling the reader the subject (stone walls) does not make a prison.

Option a, here the subject also involves the verb “do not make”, which is invalid, hence it is an incorrect option.

Option b, subject includes “do not”, hence is also incorrect.

Option c, the subject is not “a prison”, it is in fact the object, hence, it is an incorrect option as well.

 Option d, subject is “stone walls” and the predicate is “do not make a prison”, as discussed above. Hence option d is the correct answer.

Note: One must be very clear about the concept of subjects and objects and predicates. One must not confuse the subject with the object, which can be the trickiest part of solving such a question.