Subject and Predicate Practice

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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 complete subject in the sentence: 'The little girl picked up her doll.'

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The complete subject is 'The little girl'.

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What is a simple subject?

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The simple subject is the main word or words in the complete subject, without any modifiers.

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Identify the simple predicate in the sentence: 'Bobby and his friends ran outside to play basketball.'

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The simple predicate is 'ran'.

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What is a compound subject?

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A compound subject consists of two or more subjects that share the same verb.

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What is a simple predicate?

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A simple predicate is the main verb or verb phrase in the sentence.

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True or False: A sentence can have more than one subject. (Example: 'Bobby and his friends ran.')

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True.

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True or False: A compound predicate has two or more verbs that share the same subject.

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True.

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Identify the subject in the sentence: 'The dog ran.'

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The subject is 'The dog'.