The early bird catches the worm

Find these words in the proverb:

1. What is the whole subject phrase?

2. What is the main noun of the subject phrase?

3.  What tense is the verb in?  Why?

4. Why is the verb “catches” and not “catch”?

5.  What is the difference between: The early bird catches the worm and An early bird catches a worm ?  (How does the meaning change if you change “the” to “a/an” ?)

6.  Can you write this sentence in the passive?  How does the meaning change when you change the sentence from active to passive?

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