Subjects and Predicates

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What is a simple subject?

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A simple subject is the main word or words in a subject that tell who or what the sentence is about, without any modifiers.

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What is a simple predicate?

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A simple predicate is the main verb or verb phrase that tells what the subject does or is.

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Identify the simple subject in the sentence: 'The dog barked loudly.'

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dog

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Identify the simple predicate in the sentence: 'The cat sleeps on the mat.'

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sleeps

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What is the difference between a simple subject and a complete subject?

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A simple subject is just the main noun or pronoun, while a complete subject includes the simple subject and all its modifiers.

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What is the complete subject in the sentence: 'The tall man walked quickly.'

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The tall man

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Identify the simple subject in the sentence: 'The children played in the park.'

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children

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Identify the simple predicate in the sentence: 'She is reading a book.'

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is reading

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What is a compound subject?

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A compound subject consists of two or more simple subjects that share the same verb.

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What is a compound predicate?

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A compound predicate consists of two or more verbs or verb phrases that share the same subject.