Sentence Structure

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What is a predicate?

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

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What is a complete predicate?

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The verb and all the words that tell what happened in the sentence.

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What is a simple subject?

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The main word or words in a sentence that tell who or what the sentence is about.

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What is a simple predicate?

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The main verb or verb phrase that tells what the subject does.

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What is the subject of a sentence?

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The person, place, thing, or idea that the sentence is about.

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What is an example of a predicate in a sentence?

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In 'The dog barks loudly,' 'barks loudly' is the predicate.

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What is the difference between a simple subject and a complete subject?

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A simple subject is just the main noun, while a complete subject includes all the words that describe it.

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What is an example of a complete predicate?

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In 'The cat chased the mouse,' 'chased the mouse' is the complete predicate.

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What is a compound subject?

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A subject that consists of two or more nouns joined by a conjunction.

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What is a compound predicate?

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A predicate that consists of two or more verbs or verb phrases joined by a conjunction.