Subject & 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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What is a simple subject?

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A simple subject is the main word or words in a subject, without any modifiers.

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What is a simple predicate?

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

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What is a compound subject?

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A compound subject consists of two or more simple subjects joined by a conjunction.

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What is a compound predicate?

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A compound predicate consists of two or more verbs or verb phrases that share the same subject.

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Identify the simple subject in the sentence: 'The cat and dog played together.'

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cat and dog (compound subject)

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Identify the simple predicate in the sentence: 'The dog barked loudly.'

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barked (simple predicate)

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What is an example of a compound predicate?

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In the sentence 'She ran and jumped,' 'ran and jumped' is the compound predicate.

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What is an example of a compound subject?

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In the sentence 'Tom and Jerry are friends,' 'Tom and Jerry' is the compound subject.