Subject and Predicate

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What is a subject in a sentence?

Back

The subject is the part of the sentence that tells who or what the sentence is about.

Front

What is a predicate in a sentence?

Back

The predicate is the part of the sentence that tells what the subject does or what happens to the subject.

Front

In the sentence 'The cat sleeps', what is the subject?

Back

The cat

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In the sentence 'The dog barks loudly', what is the predicate?

Back

barks loudly

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What is an example of a subject?

Back

The girl, The boy, The store

Front

What is an example of a predicate?

Back

plays baseball, sells lemonade, closes early

Front

In the sentence 'The teacher reads a book', what is the subject?

Back

The teacher

Front

In the sentence 'The sun shines brightly', what is the predicate?

Back

shines brightly

Front

What does the subject tell us?

Back

It tells us who or what is doing the action.

Front

What does the predicate tell us?

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It tells us what the subject is doing or what is happening to the subject.