Subjects & Predicates & complete sentences

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What is a complete sentence?

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A complete sentence expresses a complete thought and includes a subject and a predicate.

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What is a 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.

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What is a predicate in a sentence?

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The predicate is the part of the sentence that tells what the subject does or is.

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What is a fragment?

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A fragment is a group of words that does not express a complete thought.

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What is a run-on sentence?

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A run-on sentence is two or more complete sentences that are incorrectly joined together.

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What is a collective noun?

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A collective noun is a word that represents a group of people or things, such as 'crowd' or 'team'.

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What is an independent clause?

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An independent clause is a group of words that can stand alone as a complete sentence.

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What is a dependent clause?

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A dependent clause is a group of words that cannot stand alone as a complete 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 predicate in the sentence: 'The cat slept on the mat.'

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The predicate is 'slept on the mat'.