Subject and Predicate

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What is a subject in a sentence?

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The subject is the part of a sentence that tells who or what the sentence is about.

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What is a predicate in a sentence?

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The predicate is the part of a sentence that tells something about the subject, usually containing a verb.

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

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The subject is 'The cat'.

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Identify the predicate in the sentence: 'The dog barks loudly.'

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The predicate is 'barks loudly'.

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What is the role of the subject in a sentence?

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The role of the subject is to indicate the doer of the action or the topic being discussed.

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What is the role of the predicate in a sentence?

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The role of the predicate is to provide information about the subject, including what the subject does or is.

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

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The subject is 'She'.

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In the sentence 'They are playing soccer', what is the predicate?

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The predicate is 'are playing soccer'.

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

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

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

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A simple predicate is the main verb or verb phrase, while a complete predicate includes the verb and all the words that tell what happened.