Subject and 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 something about the subject, usually containing a verb.

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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.

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What is a complete predicate?

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

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What is a complete subject?

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The complete subject includes the main noun and all the words that describe it.

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What is a simple subject?

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The simple subject is the main noun or pronoun in the complete subject.

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What does it mean if a phrase is missing a subject?

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It means that the sentence does not have a noun or pronoun that tells who or what is performing the action.

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What does it mean if a phrase is missing a predicate?

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It means that the sentence does not have a verb or verb phrase that tells what the subject is doing.

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Identify the simple predicate in the sentence: 'The dog barked loudly.'

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barked

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Identify the complete subject in the sentence: 'The tall man in the blue shirt is my uncle.'

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The tall man in the blue shirt