Subjects & Predicates

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What is a subject in a sentence?

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

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What is a predicate in a sentence?

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The predicate is the part of a sentence that tells what the subject does or is.

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Define simple subject.

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A simple subject is the main word or words in a subject, excluding any modifiers.

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Define complete subject.

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

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Define simple predicate.

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A simple predicate is the main verb or verb phrase in a sentence, excluding any modifiers.

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Define complete predicate.

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

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What is a compound subject?

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A compound subject consists of two or more simple subjects joined by a conjunction.

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What is a compound predicate?

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A compound predicate consists of two or more simple predicates joined by a conjunction.

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Example of a simple subject in a sentence.

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In the sentence 'The dog barks,' 'dog' is the simple subject.

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Example of a complete subject in a sentence.

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In the sentence 'The big brown dog barks,' 'The big brown dog' is the complete subject.