Subject and Predicate

Subject and Predicate are the most important concepts of English grammar. Introduced in the middle-school studies, subject and predicate plays an important role throughout the usage of English language. Every complete sentence conveying a meaning has two parts – the subject and the predicate. Let’s have a look at these two parts, its definitions and examples for better understanding.
Subject:
The subject is what or whom, the sentence is about. In simple terms, a person or thing that is discussed, described or dealt with in a sentence is called a subject of a sentence. For example:
• Mina has bought Pigeon products for babies. (Here, ‘Mina’ is the subject because the sentence talks about her buying Pigeon products for babies.
• Pigeon has wide range of products like baby diapers, shampoo, soap etc. (Here, ‘Pigeon’ is the subject as the sentence is talking about the brand.)
Predicate:
Predicate is a part of sentence that speaks something about the subject. It is a verb that states something about the subject. For example:
• John’s parents usually buy baby products India collection from online stores. (Here, ‘usually buy baby products India collection from online stores’ is the predicate of the sentence as it talks about the subject.)
• My uncle has recently started buying accessories from baby product online India stores. (Here, ‘has recently started buying accessories from baby product online India stores’ is the predicate of the sentence.)
More examples:
• I love my pet a lot. (‘I’ is the subject while ‘love my pet’ is the predicate)
• Hari is a busy person. (‘Hari’ is the subject while ‘is a busy person’ is the predicate)
• Online baby stores have made shopping easy for parents. (‘Online baby stores’ is the subject and ‘have made shopping easy for parents’ is the predicate.)
• Jack sings well. (‘Jack’ is the subject and ‘sings well’ is the predicate.)
• India is our motherland. (‘India’ is the subject and ‘is our motherland’ is the predicate.)