Subjects & 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 compound subject?

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A compound subject consists of two or more simple subjects joined by a conjunction that share the same verb.

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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 compound predicate?

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A compound predicate consists of two or more verbs or verb phrases that share the same subject.

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

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The simple subject is 'dog'.

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Identify the compound subject in the sentence: 'Tom and Jerry ran fast.'

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The compound subject is 'Tom and Jerry'.

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Identify the complete subject in the sentence: 'The tall, brown dog barked.'

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The complete subject is 'The tall, brown dog'.

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Identify the simple predicate in the sentence: 'She sings beautifully.'

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The simple predicate is 'sings'.