Name the thing which is spoken of in each of the following sentences,
and what is said about it:—
1. Gold is a precious metal.
2. Flowers grow in the fields.
3. The sailor’s home is on the sea.
4. The flag of England floats above the citadel.
The part of a sentence that expresses the thing spoken of is called the
=subject=.
The part of a sentence that expresses what is said about the subject is
called the =predicate=.
The subject of a declarative sentence is generally placed before the
predicate, but it is sometimes placed after the predicate; as,
Sweet was _the sound of the evening bell_.
Over the swift rapids went _the boat_.