Unit 3 Lesson 1-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 simple subject?

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The simple subject is the main word or words in the subject of a sentence, without 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 in the predicate of a sentence.

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What is a compound subject?

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A compound subject consists of two or more subjects that share the same verb.

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What is a compound predicate?

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A compound predicate consists of two or more verbs or verb phrases that share the same subject.

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Give an example of a compound subject.

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Mike and George play football.

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Give an example of a compound predicate.

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Tom and Bill watch and play baseball.

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

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A simple subject is one subject, while a compound subject has two or more subjects.

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

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A simple predicate is one verb, while a compound predicate has two or more verbs.