SUBJECT PREDICATE
_Galba_ _is a farmer_
«Galba»
_The sailor_ _fights_
«Nauta» «pugnat»

2. The subject is that person, place, or thing about which something
is said, and is therefore a _noun_ or some word which can serve the
same purpose.

_a._ Pronouns, as their name implies (_pro_, “instead of,” and
_noun_), often take the place of nouns, usually to save repeating
the same noun, as, _Galba is a farmer; «he» is a sturdy fellow_.

3. The predicate is that which is said about the subject, and consists
of a verb with or without modifiers.

_a._ A verb is a word which asserts something (usually an act)
concerning a person, place, or thing.

«20.» «The Object.» In the two sentences, _The boy hit the ball_ and
_The ball hit the boy_, the same words are used, but the meaning is
different, and depends upon the order of the words. The «doer» of the
act, that about which something is said, is, as we have seen above, the
«subject». «That to which something is done» is the «direct object» of
the verb. _The boy hit the ball_ is therefore analyzed as follows:

SUBJECT PREDICATE
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_The boy_ _hit the ball_