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 complete subject in the sentence: 'My crazy teacher, Mrs. Vala, wears a monkey on her back.'

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My crazy teacher, Mrs. Vala.

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Identify the simple subject in the sentence: 'The car must have run out of gas.'

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car.

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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 simple predicate in the sentence: 'Giant walls fell into the street.'

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fell.

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

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The complete subject includes all the words that tell who or what the sentence is about, while the simple subject is just the main noun.

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

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The complete predicate includes all the words that tell what the subject does, while the simple predicate is just the main verb.

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In the phrase 'hopped over the fence', what is the predicate?

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hopped over the fence.

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In the sentence 'The dog barked loudly', what is the subject?

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The dog.