Subjects and Predicates

Front

What is a subject in a sentence?

Back

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

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

Back

The predicate is 'barked loudly.' It tells what the subject (the dog) did.

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CCSS.L.1.1C

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Front

What is the complete subject of the sentence: 'The tall man walked quickly.'?

Back

The complete subject is 'The tall man.' It includes the noun and any modifiers.

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CCSS.L.1.1C

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Front

What is the difference between a simple subject and a complete subject?

Back

A simple subject is just the main noun, while a complete subject includes the noun and all its modifiers.

Front

Identify the subject in the sentence: 'The flowers bloomed in spring.'

Back

The subject is 'The flowers.' It tells what the sentence is about.

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CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1A

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CCSS.L.3.1I

Front

What is a complete predicate?

Back

The complete predicate includes the verb and all the words that tell what happened in the sentence.

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CCSS.L.1.1C

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Front

Identify the simple predicate in the sentence: 'The cat chased the mouse.'

Back

The simple predicate is 'chased.' It is the main verb of the sentence.

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CCSS.L.1.1C

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Front

What is an example of a compound subject?

Back

An example of a compound subject is 'Tom and Jerry.' It consists of two subjects joined by 'and.'

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CCSS.L.1.1C

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CCSS.L.3.1I

Front

What is an example of a compound predicate?

Back

An example of a compound predicate is 'She danced and sang.' It consists of two verbs that share the same subject.

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CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.3.1A

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CCSS.L.3.1I

Front

Identify the subject in the question: 'Are you coming to the party?'

Back

The subject is 'you.' It is implied in the question.

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CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1A

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