Subject & Predicate

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What is a subject in a sentence?

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The subject is who or what the sentence is about.

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What is a predicate in a sentence?

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The predicate tells what the subject does or is.

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Identify the simple subject in the sentence: 'The dog barks.'

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The simple subject is 'dog'.

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Identify the predicate in the sentence: 'The cat sleeps on the mat.'

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The predicate is 'sleeps on the mat'.

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What is the simple predicate?

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

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In the sentence 'Sara runs fast', what is the subject?

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The subject is 'Sara'.

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

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The predicate is 'bloom in spring'.

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What does the subject of a sentence tell us?

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It tells us who or what is performing the action.

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What does the predicate of a sentence tell us?

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It tells us what the subject is doing or what is happening to the subject.

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Identify the subject in the sentence: 'The teacher explains the lesson.'

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The subject is 'The teacher'.