Subject and Predicate

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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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Identify the subject in the sentence: 'The dog barks.'

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The subject is 'The dog'.

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Identify the predicate in the sentence: 'The cat sleeps on the mat.'

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The predicate is 'sleeps on the mat'.

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What is the subject in the sentence: 'My brother plays soccer.'

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The subject is 'My brother'.

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What is the predicate in the sentence: 'The flowers bloom in spring.'

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The predicate is 'bloom in spring'.

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

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The subject is 'The teacher'.

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In the sentence 'The children are playing outside', what is the predicate?

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The predicate is 'are playing outside'.

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What is an example of a simple subject?

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An example of a simple subject is 'Birds' in the sentence 'Birds fly'.

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What is an example of a simple predicate?

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An example of a simple predicate is 'run' in the sentence 'They run fast'.