Simple Subject and Simple Predicate

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What is a simple subject?

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

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What is a simple predicate?

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The simple predicate is the main verb or verb phrase that tells what the subject does or is.

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

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cat

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Identify the simple predicate in the sentence: 'The dog barks loudly.'

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barks

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In the sentence 'The children play in the park,' what is the simple subject?

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children

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In the sentence 'She is reading a book,' what is the simple predicate?

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is reading

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

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The simple subject is just the main noun, while the complete subject includes all modifiers that describe the noun.

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

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The simple predicate is just the main verb, while the complete predicate includes the verb and all the words that tell what happened.

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Identify the simple subject in the sentence: 'The tall trees swayed in the wind.'

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trees

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Identify the simple predicate in the sentence: 'The students are studying for the test.'

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are studying