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 what happens to the subject.

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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 the function of a subject in a sentence?

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It tells you who or what the sentence is about.

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What is the function of a predicate in a sentence?

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It explains the action that's being taken or describes the subject.

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In the sentence 'The teacher explained the lesson,' what is the subject?

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The subject is 'The teacher'.

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In the sentence 'The flowers bloomed in spring,' what is the predicate?

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The predicate is 'bloomed in spring'.

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What is a simple subject?

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A simple subject is the main word or words in the subject of a sentence, without any modifiers.

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What is a complete subject?

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A complete subject includes the simple subject and all the words that describe it.