The SUBJECT of a sentence

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What is the subject of a sentence?

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The subject of a sentence is the person, place, thing, or idea that is doing or being something. It tells us who or what the sentence is about.

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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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What is a simple subject?

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A simple subject is the main word or words in a subject that tell who or what the sentence is about, without any modifiers.

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Identify the simple subject in the sentence: 'The tall man ran quickly.'

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The simple subject is 'man.'

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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 and are joined by a conjunction.

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Identify the compound subject in the sentence: 'Tom and Jerry went to the park.'

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The compound subject is 'Tom and Jerry.'

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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 modify it.

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Identify the complete subject in the sentence: 'The big brown dog barked.'

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The complete subject is 'The big brown dog.'

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What is the difference between a subject and a predicate?

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The subject tells who or what the sentence is about, while the predicate tells what the subject does or is.

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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.'