Simple Subjects and 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 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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Identify the simple subject in this sentence: 'The cat slept on the mat.'

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cat

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

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barked

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

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

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Identify the simple subject in this sentence: 'The tall girl ran fast.'

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girl

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Identify the simple predicate in this sentence: 'The children are playing in the park.'

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are playing

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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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Identify the simple subject in this sentence: 'The flowers in the garden bloomed beautifully.'

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flowers

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Identify the simple predicate in this sentence: 'The teacher explained the lesson.'

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explained