Simple and Complete Subjects & Predicates

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What is a SIMPLE SUBJECT?

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

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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, without any modifiers.

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What is a COMPLETE PREDICATE?

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The complete predicate includes the simple predicate and all the words that describe or modify it.

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Identify the SIMPLE SUBJECT: 'The dog barked loudly.'

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dog

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Identify the COMPLETE SUBJECT: 'The tall, brown dog barked loudly.'

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The tall, brown dog

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Identify the SIMPLE PREDICATE: 'The dog ran fast.'

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ran

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Identify the COMPLETE PREDICATE: 'The dog ran fast and jumped over the fence.'

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ran fast and jumped over the fence

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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.

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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 all modifiers and additional information.