Subject & Predicate

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What is a simple predicate?

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A simple predicate is always a verb or verb phrase.

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In the sentence 'Sara has a baby sister,' what is the subject?

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The subject is 'Sara.'

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What is a predicate?

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A predicate is what the subject of the sentence is doing.

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What is a subject?

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A subject is who or what the sentence is about.

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In the sentence 'Edgardo likes push pops,' what is the predicate?

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The predicate is 'likes push pops.'

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What is the difference between a subject and a predicate?

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The subject tells who or what the sentence is about, while the predicate tells what the subject is doing.

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Can a sentence have more than one subject?

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Yes, a sentence can have a compound subject, which consists of two or more subjects joined by a conjunction.

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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.

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

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The subject is 'The dog.'

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

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The predicate is 'slept on the mat.'