Simple/Complete Subjects and Simple/Complete 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 complete subject?

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The complete subject includes the simple subject and all the words that modify it, providing more detail about the subject.

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What is a simple predicate?

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The simple predicate is the verb or verb phrase that tells what the subject does or is.

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What is a complete predicate?

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The complete predicate includes the verb and all the words that describe the action or state of being, providing more detail about what the subject does.

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Identify the simple subject: 'The dog barked loudly.'

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Dog

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Identify the complete subject: 'The tall, brown dog barked loudly.'

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The tall, brown dog

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Identify the simple predicate: 'The cat sleeps on the couch.'

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Sleeps

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Identify the complete predicate: 'The cat sleeps on the couch every afternoon.'

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Sleeps on the couch every afternoon

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True or False: The complete subject can be just one word.

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True

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True or False: The simple predicate can include modifiers.

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False