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2. Interrogative Sentences

a. In interrogative sentences with one verb, the subject usually appears after the
verb. For example,
y Where is the puppy?
y Which is your favourite colour?

b. In interrogative sentences with two verbs, a helping verb and a main verb, the
subject appears between the two verbs. For example,
y Do you play cricket?
y Has she taken a decision?

3. Imperative Sentences
In imperative sentences, the subject you is implied. For example,

y (You) Come here.
y (You) Clean your room.
4. Exclamatory Sentences

In exclamatory sentences, the subject generally comes before the verb.
For example,
y How beautiful the garden is!
y How lovely these roses are!

Kinds of Predicates

1. A predicate can just be a single verb. For example,
y The dog barked.
y Maya giggled.

2. A predicate can be a phrase containing a verb in some tense, person and number.
For example,

y The clouds are gathering.
y That new boy in the class is very intelligent.
3. When the verb is an intransitive verb, the predicate can be a verb and its modifier
or complement. For example,
y The girls laughed loudly.
y The baby slept soundly.

y The mango smells sweet.
4. When the verb is a transitive verb, the predicate can be a verb and its object.
For example,

y Birds build nests.
y Ravi kicked the football.

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