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: 'The dog barks.'

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The dog.

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

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sleeps on the mat.

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What is the subject in the sentence: 'My friends play soccer.'?

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My friends.

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What is the predicate in the sentence: 'The sun shines brightly.'?

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shines brightly.

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True or False: The subject can be a person, place, or thing.

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True.

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True or False: The predicate always starts with a verb.

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True.

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

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The flowers.

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In the sentence 'She is reading a book.', what is the predicate?

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is reading a book.