Subjects and Predicates

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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 something about the subject, usually containing a verb.

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Identify the subject in the sentence: 'The cat sleeps on the mat.'

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The subject is 'The cat'.

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

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The predicate is 'barked loudly'.

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What is a complete subject?

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A complete subject includes all the words that tell who or what the subject is.

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What is a complete predicate?

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A complete predicate includes all the words that tell what the subject does or is.

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Identify the complete subject in the sentence: 'The tall man walked quickly.'

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The complete subject is 'The tall man'.

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Identify the complete predicate in the sentence: 'The children played in the park.'

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The complete predicate is 'played in the park'.

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True or False: The subject can be a single word or a group of words.

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True.

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True or False: The predicate always contains a verb.

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True.