Simple & Complete Subjects & Predicates

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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 sentence is about, including modifiers.

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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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What is a complete predicate?

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The complete predicate includes all the words that tell what the subject does or is, including the verb and any modifiers.

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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.

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Identify the complete subject: 'The tall tree swayed in the wind.'

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The tall tree

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Identify the simple subject: 'The tall tree swayed in the wind.'

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tree

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Identify the complete predicate: 'The tall tree swayed in the wind.'

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swayed in the wind

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Identify the simple predicate: 'The tall tree swayed in the wind.'

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swayed

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What part of the sentence is 'My homework assignment' in 'My homework assignment was tricky'?

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Complete subject

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What part of the sentence is 'ate' in 'My whole family ate dinner together'?

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Simple predicate