Subject & 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 is.

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Identify the subject in the sentence: 'The cat slept on the mat.'

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The subject is 'The cat'.

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Identify the predicate in the sentence: 'The dog barked loudly.'

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The predicate is 'barked loudly'.

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What is the role of the subject in a sentence?

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The subject performs the action or is described in the sentence.

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What is the role of the predicate in a sentence?

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The predicate provides information about the subject, including the action or state of being.

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In the sentence 'The flowers bloom in spring,' what is the subject?

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The subject is 'The flowers'.

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

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The predicate is 'explained the lesson'.

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What is an example of a simple subject?

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A simple subject is a single noun or pronoun, like 'dog' or 'Sarah'.

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What is an example of a compound subject?

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A compound subject consists of two or more subjects joined by a conjunction, like 'Tom and Jerry'.