Subject and Predicate

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What is 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.

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What is the predicate in a sentence?

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

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

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The dog

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Identify the predicate in this sentence: 'The cat slept on the couch.'

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slept on the couch

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True or False: The subject is always a noun.

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True

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What is an example of a subject in a sentence?

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Examples: 'The teacher', 'My friends', 'The sun'.

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What is an example of a predicate in a sentence?

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Examples: 'is reading a book', 'went to the park', 'is shining brightly'.

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

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The flowers

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In the sentence 'The children are playing outside', what is the predicate?

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are playing outside

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What is the role of the subject in a sentence?

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The subject tells who or what is performing the action.