Subject & Predicate

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What is a subject in a sentence?

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The subject is the part of the 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 the 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 subject is 'The cat'.

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

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The predicate is 'barks 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 in the sentence.

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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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In the sentence 'The teacher explains the lesson,' what is the subject?

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The subject is 'The teacher'.

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

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The predicate is 'are playing outside'.

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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 part of a sentence, without any 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 describe it.