Simple Subject and Complete Subject

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What is a simple subject?

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A simple subject is the main word or words in a subject that tell who or what the sentence is about, without any modifiers.

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What is a complete subject?

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A complete subject includes the simple subject and all the words that describe or modify it.

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Identify the simple subject in this sentence: 'The lucky winner got a giant teddy bear.'

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The simple subject is 'winner'.

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Identify the complete subject in this sentence: 'The lucky winner got a giant teddy bear.'

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The complete subject is 'The lucky winner'.

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Identify the simple subject in this sentence: 'Three big tents held the foods and the animals.'

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The simple subject is 'tents'.

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Identify the complete subject in this sentence: 'Three big tents held the foods and the animals.'

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The complete subject is 'Three big tents'.

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What is a compound subject?

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A compound subject consists of two or more simple subjects that share the same verb.

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Identify the simple subject in this sentence: 'The games on the midway had good prizes.'

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The simple subject is 'games'.

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Identify the complete subject in this sentence: 'The games on the midway had good prizes.'

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The complete subject is 'The games on the midway'.

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Identify the simple subject in this sentence: 'A chubby pig won the livestock contest.'

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The simple subject is 'pig'.