Duncan Simple and complete subjects

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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 simple subject?

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The simple subject is the main word or words in the 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 describe or modify it.

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

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tree

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

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The tall tree

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What is the simple subject in the sentence: 'My little brother plays soccer.'

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brother

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What is the complete subject in the sentence: 'My little brother plays soccer.'

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My little brother

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Identify the simple subject in this sentence: 'The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.'

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fox

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Identify the complete subject in this sentence: 'The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.'

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The quick brown fox

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What is the simple subject in the sentence: 'The students in the classroom are studying.'

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students