English Grammar
Grammar Basic -> Sentence Examples
| 1. | Sentence : |
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| (i) A sentence is a group of words which communicates a complete thought. The various parts of a sentence are: | |
| (ii) A word can be divided into its 'stem' ( the basic part which contains the meaning of the word) and its 'inflection' (the ending of a word which could identify whether it is singular or plural, or which tense is it in) | |
| a. | Subject : |
| (i) If we were to say in layman terms, the subject of a sentence is a name, person or thing about which the sentence is speaking. | |
| (ii) To know the subject of a sentence, ask who or what before the verb used in the sentence. | |
| For example, in the sentence | |
| (iii) ('Sheela is singing a song', if we have to determine the subject, then we must ask, 'Who is singing the song?' The answer is Sheela and that is our subject. | |
| b. | Predicate : |
| (i) In simple words, we can say that a predicate is what remains in the sentence after removing the subject, so Sentence – Subject = Predicate | |
| (ii) Predicate is basically everything that's been written about the subject. | |
| For example, in the sentence | |
| (iii) our predicate in "Sheela is singing a song" will be: is singing a song. | |
| (iv) As you can see, every sentence contains a subject and a predicate. | |
| c. | Object : |
| (i) It is a person or a thing on which the action of the takes place in the sentence. Thus, it is something upon which the subject acts. | |
| (ii) We can find out object in a sentence by asking who or what before the subject of the sentence. | |
| For example, in the sentence | |
| (iii) 'Sheela is singing a song', if we ask, 'What is Sheela singing?', we get the answer as 'a song'. Thus, the object of the sentence is 'a song'. |