Subject and Predicate

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What is a subject in a sentence?

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The subject is the part of the 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 the sentence that tells what the subject does or what happens to the subject.

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Identify the subject: 'The cat sleeps.'

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The cat

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Identify the predicate: 'The dog barks loudly.'

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barks loudly

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What is the subject in 'The sun shines'?

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The sun

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What is the predicate in 'The flowers bloom'?

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bloom

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In the sentence 'The boy plays baseball', what is the subject?

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The boy

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In the sentence 'The girl sells lemonade', what is the predicate?

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sells lemonade

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What is an example of a subject?

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A subject can be a person, place, or thing, like 'The teacher' or 'The park'.

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What is an example of a predicate?

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A predicate can describe an action or state, like 'is running' or 'is happy'.