Complete Subjects and Predicates

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What is a subject in a sentence?

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

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Identify the subject in the sentence: 'The cat sleeps.'

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The subject is 'The cat.'

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Identify the predicate in the sentence: 'The dog barks loudly.'

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The predicate is 'barks loudly.'

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What is the 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 the 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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In the sentence 'The tall man runs fast,' what is the complete subject?

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The complete subject is 'The tall man.'

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In the sentence 'The children are playing in the park,' what is the complete predicate?

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The complete predicate is 'are playing in the park.'

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True or False: The subject can be a single word or a group of words.

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True.

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True or False: The predicate always contains a verb.

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True.