Simple and Complete Subjects & Predicates

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What is a Simple Subject?

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The Simple Subject is the main word or words in a subject that tell who or what the sentence is about, without any modifiers.

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What is a Complete Subject?

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The Complete Subject includes the Simple Subject and all the words that modify it, providing more detail about who or what the sentence is about.

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What is a Simple Predicate?

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The Simple Predicate is the main verb or verb phrase that tells what the subject does or is.

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What is a Complete Predicate?

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The Complete Predicate includes the Simple Predicate and all the words that provide more information about the action or state of being.

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Identify the Simple Subject: 'The dog barked loudly.'

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dog

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Identify the Complete Subject: 'The big brown dog barked loudly.'

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The big brown dog

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Identify the Simple Predicate: 'The cat sleeps on the couch.'

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sleeps

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Identify the Complete Predicate: 'The cat sleeps on the couch.'

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sleeps on the couch

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What is the difference between Simple and Complete Subjects?

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Simple Subjects are just the main noun, while Complete Subjects include all modifiers.

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What is the difference between Simple and Complete Predicates?

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Simple Predicates are just the main verb, while Complete Predicates include all modifiers and objects.