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While she was speaking, a frog put its head
out of the water, and said, ‘Princess, why do

you weep so bitterly?’

‘Alas!’ said she, ‘My golden ball has fallen
into the spring.’

The frog said, ‘I do not want your riches.

But if you love me, and let me live with you
and eat from your golden plate, and sleep
upon your bed, I will bring you your ball
again.’

The Princess thought, ‘This silly frog can
never even get out of the spring to visit me,
though he may be able to get my ball for me.
Therefore, I will tell him he shall have what he asks.’

So she said to the frog, ‘Well, if you will bring me my ball, I will do all you ask.’

Then the frog put his head down, and dived deep under the water and he came up
again, with the ball in his mouth, and threw it on the edge of the spring. As soon
as the young princess saw her ball, she ran to pick it up. She was so overjoyed to

have it in her hand again, that she never thought of the frog, but ran home with it
as fast as she could.

The frog called after her, ‘Stay, princess, and take me with you as you said,’ But
she did not stop to hear a word.

Identifying the Subject

Very often, the subject comes before the verb. For example,
• Mahima is my best friend.
• Mr Khan is our class teacher.

However, in some sentences, the subject follows the verb. Let us study them.

♦ Sentences that begin with Here/There

In sentences that begin with Here/There, the subject usually appears at the end.
For example,
• There are the two puppies.
• Here is the shop.

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