Final answer:
In English grammar, the subject is the person or thing performing the action or being described, while the predicate contains the verb and details the action or state of being. Subjects and verbs must agree in number. For example, in 'His amazing artwork won first place,' 'His amazing artwork' is the subject, and 'won first place' is the predicate.
Step-by-step explanation:
To underline the subject and circle the predicate in a sentence, we first need to identify them. The subject of a sentence is the person or thing that is doing the action or being described, and the predicate contains the verb, which expresses an action, an occurrence, or a state of being.
Example Sentences:
- His amazing artwork won first place.
- Do you like pepperoni or mushroom pizza?
In the first sentence, "His amazing artwork" is the subject and "won first place" is the predicate. In the second sentence, "you" is the subject, and "like pepperoni or mushroom pizza" is the predicate.
Subjects and verbs must agree in number: singular subjects have singular verbs, and plural subjects have plural verbs. This rule ensures that sentences are grammatically correct.
Here are answers to review questions based on the provided examples:
- The subject in the sentence "We went to the bowling alley on Friday." is "We," the intransitive verb is "went," and the optional adverbial is "to the bowling alley on Friday."
- For the sentence "Mr. Billingsworth laughed at the antics of the class clown," "Mr. Billingsworth" is the subject, "laughed" is the intransitive verb, and "at the antics of the class clown" is the adverbial.
- "The ambassadors from Albania" is the subject in the sentence "The ambassadors from Albania arrived," and "arrived" is the intransitive verb. There is no adverbial in this sentence.