Simple Subject and Simple Predicate

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What is a simple subject?

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The simple subject is the main noun or pronoun that tells who or what the sentence is about, without any modifiers.

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Identify the simple subject in the sentence: 'The quick brown fox jumped over the fence.'

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fox

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What is a simple predicate?

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

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Identify the simple predicate in the sentence: 'Our wonderful family is going camping.'

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is going camping.

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What is a helping verb?

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A helping verb, also known as an auxiliary verb, is used with a main verb to form a verb phrase that indicates tense, mood, or voice.

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Identify the helping verb in the sentence: 'Jon and Caleb will draw pictures for our book.'

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will

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What are the helping verbs in the sentence: 'Who will be running in the race today?'

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will be

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In the sentence 'The dog is barking loudly,' what is the simple subject?

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dog

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In the sentence 'She has been studying for hours,' what is the simple predicate?

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has been studying.

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

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