Subjects and Predicates Review

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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 something about the subject, usually containing a verb.

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Identify the subject in the sentence: 'The cat slept on the mat.'

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The cat.

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

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The tall, brown dog.

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What is a simple predicate?

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

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Identify the simple predicate in the sentence: 'The children are playing outside.'

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are playing.

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What is a 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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Identify the complete subject in the 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 difference between a subject and a predicate?

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The subject tells who or what the sentence is about, while the predicate tells what the subject does or is.

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Identify the subject in the sentence: 'My brother and I went to the store.'

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My brother and I.