English Hold: Predicate

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<b><u><span style="color: #7030a0; font-size: 22.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Predicates<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">            <span style="color: red;">Predicate is
a something about the subject.</span> For example, if we say fire burns fire is
subject and burns is predicate. If we say a fierce fire burnt down my house a
fierce fire is subject and burnt down my house is predicate. If we say fierce
fire suddenly breaking out yesterday afternoon completely burnt down my house
and many others in the same street.  A
fierce fire suddenly breaking out yesterday afternoon is subject and completely
burnt down my house and many others in the same street is predicate. And if we
say A fierce fire suddenly breaking out yesterday afternoon at four O clock
completely burnt down my house and all the other houses in the same street
except five A fierce fire suddenly breaking out yesterday afternoon at four o’
clock is subject and completely burnt down my house and all other houses in the
same street except five is predicate.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">            All these different forms of subject
and predicate show that the subject of a sentence is a word or words with the
help of which we say something about the thing.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">            To understand the idea of predicated
we shall have to look at different parts of speech which form predicate in a
sentence. Out or them subject and preposition have been discussed in a detailed
manner in the same unit. We shall look at the rest of them.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">    <b>Separate
the subject and predicate in the following sentences.<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal;">        
</span></span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">A
black dog was barking in the street.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal;">        
</span></span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The
man who was standing near the pole was my brother.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal;">        
</span></span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">I
bought a dictionary.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal;">        
</span></span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Our
players won the match.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal;">        
</span></span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The
horse runs very fast.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal;">        
</span></span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">He
took away the broken chair.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal;">        
</span></span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Saqi
comes here on Sunday.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal;">        
</span></span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">You
have not completed your work.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal;">        
</span></span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">I
shall not be able to reach in time.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal;">        
</span></span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">They
have bought a new house.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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