Subjects and Predicates

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What is a subject in a sentence?

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The subject is the part of the 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 the 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 noun or pronoun that tells who or what the sentence is about, without any modifiers.

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What is a complete subject?

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The complete subject includes the simple subject and all the words that describe or modify it.

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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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What is a complete predicate?

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The complete predicate includes the verb and all the words that tell what happened in the sentence.

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How can you identify the subject of a sentence?

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To identify the subject, ask 'Who or what is the sentence about?'

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How can you identify the predicate of a sentence?

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To identify the predicate, ask 'What is the subject doing or what is being said about the subject?'

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What is an example of a simple subject?

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In the sentence 'The dog barks,' the simple subject is 'dog'.

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What is an example of a complete subject?

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In the sentence 'The big brown dog barks,' the complete subject is 'The big brown dog'.