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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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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What is a complete predicate?

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The complete predicate includes the verb and all the words that tell what happened in the sentence.

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What is a complete subject?

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The complete subject includes the main noun and all the words that describe it.

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Identify the subject in this sentence: 'The dog barked loudly.'

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The subject is 'The dog'.

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Identify the simple predicate in this sentence: 'The cat sleeps on the couch.'

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The simple predicate is 'sleeps'.

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Identify the complete predicate in this sentence: 'The children played soccer in the park.'

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The complete predicate is 'played soccer in the park'.

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Identify the complete subject in this sentence: 'My best friend, Sarah, loves to read.'

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The complete subject is 'My best friend, Sarah'.

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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.