3.19q Identify Subject and Predicate

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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 cat sat on the mat.'

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The subject is 'The cat'.

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Identify the predicate: 'The dog barked loudly.'

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The predicate is 'barked loudly'.

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What is the role of the subject in a sentence?

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The subject performs the action or is described by the predicate.

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What is the role of the predicate in a sentence?

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The predicate provides information about the subject, including the action or state of being.

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Identify the subject: 'The flowers bloomed in spring.'

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The subject is 'The flowers'.

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Identify the predicate: 'The teacher explained the lesson.'

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The predicate is 'explained the lesson'.

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What is a simple subject?

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A simple subject is the main word or words in the subject of a sentence, excluding modifiers.

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What is a complete subject?

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A complete subject includes the simple subject and all the words that modify it.