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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Identify the subject in this sentence: 'The dog barked loudly.'

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The subject is 'The dog'.

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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 predicate in this 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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Which of these is a simple subject? 'The tall tree swayed.'

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The simple subject is 'tree'.

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What is an example of a complete subject?

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An example of a complete subject is 'The big brown dog'.

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What does the predicate tell us?

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The predicate tells us what the subject does or what happens to the subject.

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Identify the subject in this sentence: 'My sister loves to read books.'

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The subject is 'My sister'.

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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.