Subject and Predicate Review

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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 something about the subject, usually containing a verb.

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Define simple subject.

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The simple subject is the main word or words in the subject of a sentence, excluding any modifiers.

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Define complete subject.

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The complete subject includes the simple subject and all the words that modify it.

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Define simple predicate.

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The simple predicate is the main verb or verb phrase in the predicate of a sentence.

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

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The simple subject is 'dog'.

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Identify the complete subject in the sentence: 'The tall man in the blue shirt ran fast.'

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The complete subject is 'The tall man in the blue shirt'.

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Identify the simple predicate in the sentence: 'She dances beautifully.'

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The simple predicate is 'dances'.

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Identify the complete predicate in the sentence: 'The cat slept on the couch.'

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The complete predicate is 'slept on the couch'.