Simple/Complete Subjects and Simple/Complte Predicates

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What is a simple subject?

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

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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 simple predicate and all the words that modify or complete its meaning.

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Identify the simple subject: 'The dog barked loudly.'

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The simple subject is 'dog'.

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Identify the complete subject: 'The big brown dog barked loudly.'

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The complete subject is 'The big brown dog'.

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Identify the simple predicate: 'The cat sleeps on the couch.'

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The simple predicate is 'sleeps'.

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Identify the complete predicate: 'The cat sleeps on the couch.'

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The complete predicate is 'sleeps on the couch'.

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True or False: The complete subject can be just one word.

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True, the complete subject can be a single noun or pronoun.

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True or False: The simple predicate can include modifiers.

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False, the simple predicate does not include modifiers.