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Subject & Predicate:

English sentences are composed of a topic and something said or predicated about that topic generally referred to as the Subject and Predicate.

Sentence      =       Subject                  +       Predicate

In other words, we must have a subject to speak about and we must say or predicate something about that subject.

Thus every sentence has two parts: -

1)     The part which names the thing or person you are speaking about, which is called the Subject of the sentence.

2)     The part which says something about the Subject, which is called the Predicate of the sentence.

EXAMPLE:

A banker is someone who lends you an umbrella when the sun is shining, and who asks for it back when it start to rain.

Subject: “A banker”

Predicate: “is someone who lends you an umbrella when the sun is shining, and who asks for it back when it starts to rain.”

A bargain is something you don't need at a price you can't resist.

Subject: “A bargain”

Predicate: “is something you don't need at a price you can't resist.”