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Identify the subject from the sentence given:
The postman liked to play carroms.
Identify the subject from the sentence given:
The postman liked to play carroms.Open in App
Solution
The correct option is B The postman
Option A is correct. In a sentence, every verb must have a subject. If the verb expresses an action, then the subject is who or what does the action/verb. In the given sentence, the verb is "liked" and it is the "postman" who does the action. While "postman" is the simple subject, "The postman" is the complete subject (simple subject plus the modifiers).
Option B is incorrect. Here, "play" is part of an infinitive (to+verb) that functions as a direct object of the verb "liked".
Option C is incorrect as "to play carroms" functions as the object of the verb "liked".
Option D is incorrect as the subject of the sentence is option A: "the postman".
Option A is correct. In a sentence, every verb must have a subject. If the verb expresses an action, then the subject is who or what does the action/verb. In the given sentence, the verb is "liked" and it is the "postman" who does the action. While "postman" is the simple subject, "The postman" is the complete subject (simple subject plus the modifiers).
Option B is incorrect. Here, "play" is part of an infinitive (to+verb) that functions as a direct object of the verb "liked".
Option C is incorrect as "to play carroms" functions as the object of the verb "liked".
Option D is incorrect as the subject of the sentence is option A: "the postman".
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