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, including the verb and any objects or modifiers.

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What is a complete predicate?

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The complete predicate includes the verb and all the words that tell what happened in the sentence.

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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 in a sentence.

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

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The subject is 'The dog'.

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Identify the complete predicate in the sentence: 'The cat chased the mouse.'

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The complete predicate is 'chased the mouse'.

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What is the difference between a simple subject and a complete subject?

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The simple subject is the main noun or pronoun, while the complete subject includes all modifiers that describe the noun.

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Identify the direct object in the sentence: 'She read a book.'

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The direct object is 'a book'.

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What is an example of a compound subject?

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An example of a compound subject is 'Tom and Jerry'.

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What is an example of a compound predicate?

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An example of a compound predicate is 'ran and jumped'.