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 what the subject does or is.

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What is a complete sentence?

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A complete sentence has a subject and a predicate and expresses a complete thought.

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What is an incomplete sentence?

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An incomplete sentence is missing either a subject or a predicate and does not express a complete thought.

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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'.

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What is an example of an incomplete sentence?

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'The boy with the red hat' is an incomplete sentence.

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What is an example of a complete sentence?

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'The boy with the red hat is playing outside.' is a complete sentence.

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How can you tell if a sentence is complete?

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A sentence is complete if it has both a subject and a predicate and makes sense on its own.

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What does it mean to find the predicate in a sentence?

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Finding the predicate means identifying what the subject is doing or what is being said about the subject.