Subjects and Predicates

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What is a Simple Subject in a sentence?

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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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What is a Simple Predicate in a sentence?

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The Simple Predicate is the main verb or verb phrase that tells what the subject does or is, without any modifiers.

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Identify the Simple Subject in the sentence: 'The dog barks loudly.'

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The Simple Subject is 'dog'.

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Identify the Simple Predicate in the sentence: 'The cat sleeps on the couch.'

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The Simple Predicate is 'sleeps'.

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What is the difference between a Simple Subject and a Complete Subject?

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The Simple Subject is just the main noun or pronoun, while the Complete Subject includes the Simple Subject and all its modifiers.

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What is the difference between a Simple Predicate and a Complete Predicate?

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The Simple Predicate is just the main verb, while the Complete Predicate includes the Simple Predicate and all its modifiers and objects.

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In the sentence 'The children play soccer every Saturday,' what is the Simple Subject?

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The Simple Subject is 'children'.

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In the sentence 'She is reading a book,' what is the Simple Predicate?

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The Simple Predicate is 'is reading'.

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What role do subjects play in a sentence?

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Subjects indicate who or what is performing the action or being described in the sentence.

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What role do predicates play in a sentence?

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Predicates provide information about the subject, including what the subject does or is.

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