Subjects and Predicates

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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. For example, in the sentence 'We played basketball yesterday,' the simple predicate is 'played.'

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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. For example, in the sentence 'Two beautiful goldfish in the pond were eating the insects on the top of the water,' the simple subject is 'goldfish.'

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What is a direct object?

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A direct object is a noun or pronoun that receives the action of the verb. For example, in the sentence 'My parents gave me a present for my birthday,' the direct object is 'present.'

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How do you identify the subject in a sentence?

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The subject is the part of the sentence that tells who or what the sentence is about. For example, in the question 'Are we going out on Halloween?' the subject is 'we.'

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What is the role of a direct object in a sentence?

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The direct object answers the question 'what?' or 'whom?' after an action verb. For example, in 'Sally sold Jim some tickets to her school play,' the direct object is 'tickets.'

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What is the difference between a subject and a predicate?

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The subject is who or what the sentence is about, while the predicate tells something about the subject, usually containing the verb. For example, in 'The dog barks,' 'The dog' is the subject and 'barks' is the predicate.

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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. For example, in 'Tom and Jerry are friends,' 'Tom and Jerry' is the compound subject.

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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. For example, in 'She sings and dances,' 'sings and dances' is the compound predicate.

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What is an example of a complete sentence?

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A complete sentence has a subject and a predicate and expresses a complete thought. For example, 'The cat sleeps on the mat.'

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What is an incomplete sentence?

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An incomplete sentence, or sentence fragment, lacks a subject or a verb or does not express a complete thought. For example, 'Running down the street.'