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Usually, a sentence is divided into two main parts.
Subject Predicate
Subject
The first part of a sentence is generally called the subject. It describes the person or
thing that performs an action.
Predicate
The second part of a sentence is generally called the predicate. It describes the subject
or the action performed by the subject.
Read the following sentences.
Anil saw a blind man on the road.
O
Subject Predicate
The young man is washing his clothes.
O
Subject Predicate
The Taj Mahal is a beautiful monument.
O
Subject Predicate
In a sentence, the predicate is further divided in two parts.
Verb Object
Read the following sentence.
The boys play cricket.
O
Subject Verb Object
Predicate
Sometimes, a predicate has two objects.
Read the following sentence.
She gave me a book. The Sentence
O
Subject Verb Object 1 Object 2
Predicate
In the above sentence, there are two objects.
Object 1 is a person. It is called an indirect object.
Object 2 is a thing. It is called a direct object.
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