Subject & Predicate

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What is a subject in a sentence?

Back

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

Front

What is a predicate in a sentence?

Back

The predicate tells us what the subject does or what happens to the subject.

Front

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

Back

The cat.

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

Back

barks loudly.

Front

True or False: The subject tells us what is happening in the sentence.

Back

False.

Front

True or False: The predicate includes the verb and tells what the subject does.

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True.

Front

What part of the sentence is 'is reading a book'?

Back

Predicate.

Front

What part of the sentence is 'The teacher'?

Back

Subject.

Front

In the sentence 'The flowers bloom in spring', what is the subject?

Back

The flowers.

Front

In the sentence 'The children are playing outside', what is the predicate?

Back

are playing outside.