Subject and Predicate

💠 *Easy Rules to Find the Subject and Predicate*

 1. Ask ‘Who?’ or ‘What?’ about the verb  

- Read the sentence and ask yourself: *"Who is doing the action?"* or *"What is the sentence about?"*  

- The answer is the **Subject**.  

- *Marathi:* वाक्यामधील क्रियेबाबत 'कोण?' किंवा 'काय?' असा प्रश्न विचारला जातो, ज्याच उत्तर वाक्याचा Subject असतो.

**Example:**  

- *Ram goes to school.*  

  - Who goes? → **Ram** → Subject (सर्वनाम / व्यक्ती)  

2. The Subject usually comes at the beginning  

- In most simple sentences, the subject is before the verb. But sometimes it can come later.   

- *Marathi:*Subject सहसा वाक्याच्या सुरुवातीला येतो पण काही वेळा नंतरही येऊ शकतो.

**Example:**  

- *The rain is falling heavily.* → Subject: **The rain (पाऊस)**  

- *On the table lies a book.* → Subject: **a book (पुस्तक)**  

### 3. The Subject is a noun or a pronoun  

- The subject can be a person, place, thing, animal, or idea (noun) or a pronoun.  

- *Marathi:* Subject हा नाम (व्यक्ती, वस्तू, ठिकाण, प्राणी, कल्पना) किंवा सर्वनाम असतो.

**Example:**  

- *She sings a song.* → Subject: **She (ती)**  

- *The rabbit jumps high.* → Subject: **The rabbit (ससा)**  

### 4. The Subject is NOT in the predicate  

- The predicate contains the verb and gives information about the subject. The subject itself is separate.  

- *Marathi:* Predicate मध्ये क्रियापद आणि Subject विषयी माहिती असते, पण subject वेगळा असतो.

**Example:**  

- *Mohan is eating lunch.*  

  - Verb: **is eating**  

  - Subject: **Mohan (मोहन)**  

### 5. There is usually one main subject  

- Even if a sentence has many words, there is usually one main subject or a compound subject.  

- *Marathi:* वाक्यात अनेक शब्द असले तरी एक किंवा एकत्रित मुख्य Subject असतो.

**Example:**  

- *Sita and Geeta are singing.* → Subject: **Sita and Geeta (सीता आणि गीता)**  

### 6. In imperative sentences, the subject is implied  

- In commands, the subject is understood as “you” but is not written.  

- *Marathi:* आज्ञार्थी वाक्यांमध्ये Subject लपलेला असतो, जो ‘तू’ समजला जातो.

**Example:**  

- *Close the door.* → Subject: **(You) (तू)**  

🔶Quick Tip:  

Ask ‘Who?’ or ‘What?’ before the verb → That’s the subject. The rest is predicate.

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