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Question

Separate the Subject and the Predicate in the following sentence:
The singing of the birds delights us.

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Subject: The singing; Predicate: of the birds delights us
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Subject: of the birds; Predicate: The singing delights us
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Subject: The singing of the birds; Predicate: delights us
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Subject: delights us; Predicate: The singing of the birds
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Solution

The correct option is C Subject: The singing of the birds; Predicate: delights us
The topic of discussion is the singing of the birds which takes part in the act of delighting us, i.e., it actually does something. Therefore, the singing of the birds is the subject, the rest, the predicate. Therefore, Option C is the correct answer.

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