Subject and Predicate of Sentences

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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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Identify the subject in the sentence: 'The dog barked loudly.'

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The subject is 'The dog'.

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Identify the predicate in the sentence: 'The cat slept on the mat.'

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The predicate is 'slept on the mat'.

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What is a simple subject?

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The simple subject is the main word or words in the subject that tell 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 all the words that tell who or what the sentence is about.

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Identify the simple predicate in the sentence: 'The children played outside.'

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The simple predicate is 'played'.

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What is a compound subject?

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A compound subject consists of two or more subjects that share the same verb.

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What is a compound predicate?

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A compound predicate consists of two or more predicates that share the same subject.

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Identify the complete subject in the sentence: 'My little brother loves ice cream.'

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The complete subject is 'My little brother'.