Subject and Predicate

A sentence broadly consists of two components i.e A Subject and Predicate.

Subject
That part of a sentence which names the person or thing we are talking about is known as a subject.

Predicate
That part of the sentence which tells something about the subject is known as the predicate.

1. Akbar was a great emperor.

In the example given above Akbar is the subject of the sentence and was a great emperor is its predicate. 

Note:-The subject of the sentence usually comes first but certain time it can be put after the Predicate.

1. He had a good memory
2. Here comes the teacher

In the first example He the subject comes first. But in the second sentence the teacher- subject of the sentence- came after the predicate.

Examples:

• Harish read the book.
  Subject – Harish
  Predicate – read the book.

• The veterinarian examined all the tigers.
  Subject – The veterinarian
  Predicate – examined all the tigers.

In imperative sentences the subject is altogether missed out of the sentence.

1. Sit down.

In the above example subject is missing although it is understood that it is you over here.

Complete Subjects and Predicates

The Complete Subject is who or what is doing the verb plus all of the descriptive words (modifiers) that go with it.

Example:

• The big, hungry, green crocodile dragged a deer from the river bank.
  Who did the grabbing? The Crocodile.
  But this Crocodile wasn't just any crocodile. It was big, hungry, and green.
  The complete subject therefore is the big, hungry, green Crocodile.

The Complete Predicate is easy to locate once you know what the complete subject is. It's everything in the sentence that the complete subject isn't.

Example:

• The big, hungry, green crocodile dragged a deer from the river bank.
  The complete predicate therefore is - dragged a deer from the river bank.

Example:

• The girl with the long black hair lives in front of my house.
  Complete Subject - The girl with the long black hair.
  Complete Predicate - lives in front of my house.

Example :

• Most Mammals run on four feet.
  Complete Subject - Most Mammals.
  Complete Predicate - run on four feet.

Example 4:

• The lazy old man ran very fast.
  Complete Subject - The lazy old man.
  Complete Predicate - ran very fast.

Compound Subject and Predicate

A Compound Subject is a subject with two or more simple subjects (noun or pronouns) joined by a conjunction (and, but, or,).

Example :

• His legs and arms were covered with mud.
  Compound subject is 'His legs and arms'.

A Compound Predicate is a predicate with two or more verbs separated by a conjunction (and, but, or,). Compound predicates share the same subject.

• Example :
  Rajiv  lives in Dubai  and speaks Arabic.
  Compound Predicate - lives in Dubai and speaks Arabic.

Compound Subject and Compound Predicate: A sentence can have a compound subject and a compound predicate.

Example 1:

• Jai and Harish went to the fashion show and photographed for an hour.
  Compound Subject - Jai and Harish went to the fashion show.
  Compound Predicate - and photographed for an hour.

Example 2:

• Jai jumped on his bike. Jai rode around the roundabout.
  Jai jumped on his bike and rode around the roundabout.
  Compound Subject - in both the sentences is ‘Jai’.
  Compound Predicate is 'jumped on his bike and rode around the roundabout.'

Example 3:

• The telegram was late but contained exciting news.
  Compound Subject - The telegram.
  Compound Predicate - was late but contained exciting news.

Example 4:

• Seema  or Nidhi will take you to the boutique.
  Compound Subject - Seema  or Nidhi
  Compound Predicate - will take you to the boutique.