Subject & Predicate

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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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What is a simple subject?

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A simple subject is the main noun or pronoun that tells who or what the sentence is about, without any modifiers.

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What is a complete subject?

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

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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 that share the same verb.

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What is a simple predicate?

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

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What is a compound predicate?

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A compound predicate consists of two or more simple predicates that share the same subject, joined by a conjunction.

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Example of a simple subject:

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In the sentence 'The cat sleeps,' 'cat' is the simple subject.

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Example of a complete subject:

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