Question

Identify the subject in the given sentence-
The moon is looking beautiful tonight.

a)Beautiful
b)Tonight
c)The moon
d)Looking

Answer 1

Hint: A subject is used to indicate a noun or a pronoun about whom the sentence is talking about, whereas a predicate is used to indicate a clause that denotes the quality or the action performed by the subject.

Complete step by step solution:

 As given in the hint, subject and predicate are used to indicate different meanings and functions. Let’s look at them in detail-
We only consider a noun or a pronoun as the subject of the sentence. Example- She laughed. Here, we ‘she’ is the subject as she is performing the given action of ‘laughing’.
Predicate refers to the rest of the sentence that contains a clause that indicates the action performed by the subject.
Example- The dog ran after the mouse. Here, we can understand that ‘the dog’ is the subject, because it is a noun and it is performing the action, while ‘ran after the mouse’ is the predicate, as it is a clause that indicates the action performed by the subject.
In the given question: The statement indicates that the moon was looking beautiful that night. Here, the subject ‘moon’ performs the action of ‘looking beautiful’.
Now, let’s examine the given options-
Option a ‘Beautiful’ is an adjective that is used to describe something that is attractive or pleasing to our senses. Hence, it is an incorrect option.
Option b ‘Tonight’ is a noun that acts as an object in the given sentence. Hence, it is an incorrect option.
Option c ‘The moon’ is a noun that performs the action of the verb as mentioned in the sentence. Hence, it is the correct option.
Option d ‘Looking’ is a continuous tense form of the verb ‘look’ that is used to indicate an action. Hence, it is an incorrect option.
The correct answer is Option ‘c’.

Note: Keep in mind that the subjects are always indicated by nouns, pronouns or a noun phrase. In imperative sentences, we consider the subject as ‘you’, because no such direct subject is mentioned in such sentences that state order or request.