Subjects and Predicates

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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. For example, in the sentence 'We played basketball yesterday,' the simple predicate is 'played.'

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What is a complete predicate?

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The complete predicate includes the verb and all the words that tell what happened in the sentence. For example, in 'A person's normal body temperature is 98.6˚ F,' the complete predicate is 'is 98.6˚ F.'

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What is a complete subject?

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The complete subject includes all the words that tell who or what the sentence is about. For example, in 'The white blood cells in your blood fight disease,' the complete subject is 'The white blood cells in your blood.'

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What is a simple subject?

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The simple subject is the main noun or pronoun that tells who or what the sentence is about. For example, in 'Four young soldiers led the troops into battle,' the simple subject is 'soldiers.'

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What is a direct object?

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A direct object is a noun or pronoun that receives the action of the verb. For example, in 'The school supplied us with pencils and paper,' the direct object is 'us.'

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

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The simple predicate is 'sleeps.'

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

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The complete predicate is 'barked loudly at the stranger.'

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Identify the complete subject in the sentence: 'The tall building was constructed in 2020.'

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The complete subject is 'The tall building.'

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Identify the simple subject in the sentence: 'The children are playing in the park.'

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The simple subject is 'children.'

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What is the function of a subject in a sentence?

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The subject tells who or what the sentence is about.