Simple & Complete Subjects & Predicates

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What is a complete subject?

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The complete subject includes all the words that tell who or what the sentence is about.

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What is a simple subject?

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The simple subject is the main word or words in the complete subject, usually a noun or pronoun.

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What is a complete predicate?

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The complete predicate includes all the words that tell what the subject does or is.

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What is a simple predicate?

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The simple predicate is the main verb or verb phrase in the complete predicate.

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What is a compound subject?

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A compound subject consists of two or more subjects that share the same verb.

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What is a compound predicate?

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A compound predicate consists of two or more verbs or verb phrases that share the same subject.

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Identify the complete subject in the sentence: 'The tall tree swayed in the wind.'

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The tall tree.

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Identify the simple subject in the sentence: 'The cat chased the mouse.'

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cat.

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Identify the complete predicate in the sentence: 'The dog barked loudly at the stranger.'

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barked loudly at the stranger.

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Identify the simple predicate in the sentence: 'The children played in the park.'

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played.