Question

Separate the subject and the predicate in the following sentence:
The cackling of geese saved Rome.
a) Subject: Rome; Predicate: The cackling of geese saved
b) Subject: saved Rome; Predicate: The cackling of geese
c) Subject: The cackling of geese; Predicate: saved Rome
d) Subject: The cackling; Predicate: of geese saved Rome

Answer 1

Hint: Understand the meaning of the given sentence and study the sentence closely. This should help you to identify the respective subject and predicate.

Complete answer:
 A simple sentence is a sentence containing only one clause, i.e. one subject and one predicate. The given sentence is a simple sentence, which means we are only dealing with one subject and one predicate.
Let us understand what subject and predicate mean. Sentences are considered to have two distinct parts, i.e. the subject and the object. They also contain a verb between them. The subject is considered the doer in the sentence. This part includes everything before the verb. And everything after, including the verb, is the predicate.

Now, we are aware of what subjects and predicates are. Let’s now look at our available options-
a) Subject: Rome; Predicate: The cackling of geese saved - The subject of the sentence is in the predicate part in this option, which is not correct. This is not the required answer. So, this is an incorrect option.
b) Subject: saved Rome; Predicate: The cackling of geese - The verb is mentioned in the subject part of this option, which is not correct. This is not the required answer. So, this is an incorrect option.
c) Subject: The cackling of geese; Predicate: saved Rome - The parts of speech are placed correctly in the subject and predicate in this option. This is the required answer. So, this is the correct option.
d) Subject: The cackling; Predicate: of geese saved Rome - The division of the noun phrase is incorrect in this option. This is not the required answer. So, this is an incorrect option.

Note:
 A subject and a predicate are the most basic divisions of a sentence. They can be useful in identifying other parts of speech. There is only an active verb in the given sentence which can be useful in identifying the subject and predicate.