Complete Subject and Complete Predicate

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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, including the main noun and any modifiers.

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What is a Complete Predicate?

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The Complete Predicate includes all the words that tell what the subject does or is, including the verb and any modifiers or objects.

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Identify the Complete Subject: 'Cesar Chavez was a famous leader of Mexican American farm workers.'

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Cesar Chavez

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Identify the Complete Predicate: 'The Chavez family became migrant farm workers in California.'

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became migrant farm workers in California.

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Identify the Complete Predicate: 'Cesar Chavez was a famous leader of Mexican American farm workers.'

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was a famous leader of Mexican American farm workers.

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Identify the Complete Predicate: 'Farm owners lost money because of the boycotts.'

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lost money because of the boycotts.

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Identify the Complete Subject: 'Farm workers did not have fair wages or decent housing.'

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Farm workers

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What is an example of a Complete Subject?

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In the sentence 'The big brown dog barked loudly,' the Complete Subject is 'The big brown dog'.

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What is an example of a Complete Predicate?

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In the sentence 'The cat slept on the mat,' the Complete Predicate is 'slept on the mat'.

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How can you find the Complete Subject in a sentence?

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To find the Complete Subject, ask 'Who or what is the sentence about?'