Subject & Predicate

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What is a subject in a sentence?

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The subject is who or what the sentence is about.

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What is a predicate in a sentence?

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The predicate tells what the subject is doing.

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What is a simple predicate?

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A simple predicate is always a verb or verb phrase.

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Identify the subject in this sentence: 'The cat sleeps.'

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The subject is 'The cat'.

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Identify the predicate in this sentence: 'The dog barks loudly.'

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The predicate is 'barks loudly'.

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What does the subject of a sentence do?

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The subject performs the action or is described by the predicate.

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In the sentence 'The flowers bloom in spring', what is the subject?

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The subject is 'The flowers'.

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In the sentence 'The boy runs fast', what is the predicate?

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The predicate is 'runs fast'.

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What is an example of a simple predicate?

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An example of a simple predicate is 'jumps' in the sentence 'The frog jumps.'

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What is the difference between a subject and a predicate?

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The subject is what the sentence is about, while the predicate tells what the subject does.