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Understanding Subject and Predicate:

- Subject: The part of the sentence that tells us who or what the sentence is about. It usually comes at the beginning of the sentence.
- Predicate: The part of the sentence that tells us what the subject is doing or what is happening to the subject. It includes the verb and any other details.

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Now, let’s analyze each sentence:

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#### a) The sun was shining brightly.

- Subject: *The sun*
→ This is the main noun (the thing being described).
- Predicate: *was shining brightly*
→ This describes the action (shining) and how it happened (brightly).

✔ Answer:
- Subject: The sun
- Predicate: was shining brightly

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#### b) The dogs were barking loudly.

- Subject: *The dogs*
→ The ones performing the action.
- Predicate: *were barking loudly*
→ The verb phrase describing their action and manner.

✔ Answer:
- Subject: The dogs
- Predicate: were barking loudly

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#### c) The pretty girl was wearing a blue frock.

- Subject: *The pretty girl*
→ The person being described.
- Predicate: *was wearing a blue frock*
→ What she was doing (wearing), and what she was wearing.

✔ Answer:
- Subject: The pretty girl
- Predicate: was wearing a blue frock

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#### d) The man and his wife were working in their garden.

- Subject: *The man and his wife*
→ Two people together forming the subject.
- Predicate: *were working in their garden*
→ Describes their joint activity and location.

✔ Answer:
- Subject: The man and his wife
- Predicate: were working in their garden

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#### e) You don’t have to wait for me.

- Subject: *You*
→ The person being addressed.
- Predicate: *don’t have to wait for me*
→ Tells what you are not required to do.

✔ Answer:
- Subject: You
- Predicate: don’t have to wait for me

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#### f) In the city lived many poor people.

⚠️ This sentence has an inverted word order — the normal subject comes after the verb.

- Normally: "Many poor people lived in the city."
- But here: "In the city lived many poor people." → This is a literary or poetic structure where the location comes first.

Still:
- Subject: *many poor people*
→ Who lived?
- Predicate: *lived in the city*
→ What they did and where.

✔ Answer:
- Subject: many poor people
- Predicate: lived in the city

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✔ Final Answers:

| Sentence | Subject | Predicate |
|--------|---------|-----------|
| a) The sun was shining brightly. | The sun | was shining brightly |
| b) The dogs were barking loudly. | The dogs | were barking loudly |
| c) The pretty girl was wearing a blue frock. | The pretty girl | was wearing a blue frock |
| d) The man and his wife were working in their garden. | The man and his wife | were working in their garden |
| e) You don’t have to wait for me. | You | don’t have to wait for me |
| f) In the city lived many poor people. | many poor people | lived in the city |

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🔍 Explanation Summary:

- Always look for who or what is doing something → that’s the subject.
- The rest of the sentence, especially the verb and its objects/complements, forms the predicate.
- Even if the sentence starts with a prepositional phrase (like "In the city"), the real subject follows the verb.

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