Every complete sentence is made of two parts:

- Subject                                               

- Predicate

 

Subject and predicate are essential in the sentence to make sense. All the words in a ‘subject’ form a complete subject and all the words in a ‘predicate’ form a complete predicate. 

 

Example:

You and I are learning about sentences. 

 

Here, ‘you and I’ form a complete subject

whereas, ‘are learning about sentences’ form a complete predicate. 

 

 

What is a ‘Subject’?

 

A subject in the sentence is a person or a thing doing certain actions or is/has something. It defines the noun, pronouns, or noun phrase used in the sentence, about which something is informed in the sentence.

Let’s look at some examples

 

Ashu prefers to complete the work on time.

 

Here the subject is Ashu (as he is doing the action) and the subject is complete the work (includes a verb and tells us that action is taking place)

 

Anuradha and her team are hired for the job.

He needs to be an effective communicator.

Naziya has been working since last Tuesday. 

 

 

What is a ‘predicate’?

 

A predicate is the part of the sentence that carries the action taking place. It contains the verb or verb phrase that tells us more about the subject and all the verbs after the verb.

Let’s look at some examples

 

Gopal has taken an off for today.

 

Here, has taken is a verb phrase that tells about the action that is carried out, and all the words after that are also part of the predicate. 

 

Today is the final day of the presentation.

Reema and her mother are the owners of the company.

I would like to work on this project.

The boss has set an example for everyone to work hard.

 

Remember, subject and predicate are the parts of the sentence. We should keep exploring to understand it better.