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 in the sentence: 'The cat sleeps on the mat.'

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The cat.

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Identify the predicate in the sentence: 'The dog barks loudly.'

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barks loudly.

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What is the subject in the sentence: 'My friends are playing 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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In the sentence 'The teacher explains the lesson,' what is the subject?

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The teacher.

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In the sentence 'The children are laughing,' what is the predicate?

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are laughing.

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What is an example of a subject?

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A subject can be a noun or pronoun, like 'Sarah' or 'they'.

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What is an example of a predicate?

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A predicate can be a verb phrase, like 'is reading a book'.