Simple/Complete Subjects and Simple/Complete Predicates

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What is a simple subject?

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The simple subject is the main word or words in a 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 the simple subject and all the words that modify it, providing more detail about who or what the sentence is about.

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Identify the simple subject in the sentence: 'The cat chased the mouse.'

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The simple subject is 'cat'.

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

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The complete subject is 'The big brown dog'.

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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, without any modifiers.

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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 it, providing more detail about what the subject does.

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Identify the simple predicate in the sentence: 'She runs every morning.'

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The simple predicate is 'runs'.

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Identify the complete predicate in the sentence: 'The teacher explained the lesson clearly.'

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The complete predicate is 'explained the lesson clearly'.

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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 or pronoun, while a complete subject includes the simple subject and any modifiers.

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

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A simple predicate is just the main verb, while a complete predicate includes the verb and any modifiers or objects.