Subjects and Predicates

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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 what the subject does or is.

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What is a complete subject?

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The complete subject includes all the words that tell who or what the subject is.

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What is a simple subject?

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The simple subject is the main word or words in the complete subject, excluding any modifiers.

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What is a complete predicate?

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The complete predicate includes all the words that tell what the subject does or is.

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What is a simple predicate?

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The simple predicate is the main verb or verb phrase in the complete predicate.

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Identify the complete subject: 'The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.'

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The quick brown fox.

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Identify the simple subject: 'The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.'

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fox.

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Identify the complete predicate: 'The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.'

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jumps over the lazy dog.

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Identify the simple predicate: 'The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.'

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jumps.