Question

Separate the subject and predicate in the following sentence-
The earth revolves around the sun.
(a) Subject: The earth; Predicate: revolves around the sun
(b) Subject: The earth revolves; Predicate: around the sun
(c) Subject: The earth revolves around; Predicate: the sun
(d) Subject: the sun; Predicate: The earth revolves around

Answer 1

Hint:Read the given sentence and understand what it is trying to convey. You need to point out ‘what the sentence is talking about’. Once you know ‘the topic of discussion’, point out ‘what it is telling about’ that particular topic.

Complete answer: A sentence is made up of two main parts- A subject and a predicate. A subject refers to the person or object who is acting in the sentence while a predicate gives information about the subject.
Let’s look at the usage of subject and predicate-
For example- The girls are plucking flowers. Here, ‘the girls’ is the subject because the sentence is talking about them and ‘are plucking flowers’ is the predicate because it contains a verb and provides details about the subject.
In the context of the question, we can conclude that ‘the earth’ is the subject because the rest of the sentence is providing relevant details about it.
Hence, the correct answer is; Subject: The earth; Predicate: revolves around the sun
Now, let’s examine the given options-
(a) Subject: The earth; Predicate: revolves around the sun- It is the correct option because ‘the earth’ is the subject and the rest of the sentence is the predicate because it is providing information about the subject.
(b) Subject: The earth revolves; Predicate: around the sun- It is an incorrect option because ‘revolves’ is a verb. Hence, it is part of the predicate.
(c) Subject: The earth revolves around; Predicate: the sun- It is an incorrect option because ‘revolves around’ is part of the predicate.
(d) Subject: the sun; Predicate: The earth revolves around- It is an incorrect option because ‘the sun’ is not the subject.
The correct answer is Option ‘a’.

Note: Keep in mind that the subject can include a noun or a pronoun while the predicate includes verbs and other parts of speech that complete the sentence and provide relevant details about the subject.