How can I prepare well for predicates?

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To correctly use the subject and predicate, students should be clear about its concept. While the subject tells you, who or what the sentence is about, the predicate describes what the subject does or is. Below are few tips that students should follow to master the topic of subject and predicate in

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English Grammar in Use	Raymond Murphy
Subject and Predicate in Logic and Grammar	P.F. Strawson
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