Identify the subject and predicate in the following sentences. The subject is the doer – the person or thing that performs the action mentioned in the sentence. Every word that is not a part of the subject is part of the predicate.

1. The woman held the bag in both hands.

2. The children were flying kites on the beach.

3. We went swimming on the weekend.

4. The woodcutter felled the trees.

5. The seed has grown into a huge tree.

6. The child and his parents are waiting outside.

7. The pigeon doesn’t know the art of making nests.

8. My daughter enjoys feeding the cats.

9. The boy could climb the trees.

10. My sister is a nurse.

11. The teacher asked the students to submit their assignment.

12. The young man stopped in front of the school.

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