The Subject and The Predicate: Definition and Examples
The Subject and The Predicate: Definition and Examples Introduction Every sentence has two main parts: the Subject and the Predicate. Understanding these two parts helps students form correct and meaningful sentences in English. What is a Subject? The Subject is the person, place, animal, or thing that performs the action or about which something is said. Examples Ram plays cricket. The dog barks. My brother studies hard. In these sentences, "Ram", "The dog", and "My brother" are the subjects. What is a Predicate? The Predicate is the part of a sentence that tells something about the subject. It contains the verb and other information. Examples Ram plays cricket. The dog barks loudly. My brother studies hard. In these sentences, "plays cricket", "barks loudly", and "studies hard" are the predicates. Examples of Subject and Predicate Sentence Subject Predicate Ram plays cricket. Ram plays cricket The dog barks loudly. The dog...