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A sentence always begins with a capital letter and ends with a full stop (.) or
(?) or (!).
Structure of a sentence: Subject + verb + (object/complement).
Practice Time 1
Rearrange the groups of words given below. Rewrite them in the form of a
sentence using capital letters and full stops at appropriate places.
1. like I chocolate ice cream _________________________________
2. opens door Ankita the _________________________________
3. likes sister coffee my _________________________________
4. she a film is watching _________________________________
Let’s Learn Subject and Predicate
The subject and the predicate are the two main parts of a sentence.
The subject of a sentence is the person or thing that performs the action of
the verb.
The predicate of a sentence is the part which tells what the subject does.
Read the following sentences.
l Rihan flies a kite.
Subject Predicate
l The dog runs after the cat.
Subject Predicate
The words Rihan and the dog are the subjects in the sentences. The Sentence
The groups of words flies a kite and runs after the cat are the predicates in
the sentences. A predicate has a verb.
Rememberemember
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In a sentence, a predicate always has a verb.
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