Subject and Predicate

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What is a subject in a sentence?

Back

The subject is the part of the sentence that tells who or what the sentence is about.

Front

What is a predicate in a sentence?

Back

The predicate is the part of the sentence that tells what the subject does or is.

Front

Identify the subject: 'The cat sleeps.'

Back

The cat

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Identify the predicate: 'The dog barks loudly.'

Back

barks loudly

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What is the subject in the sentence 'The teacher reads a book'?

Back

The teacher

Front

What is the predicate in the sentence 'The children play outside'?

Back

play outside

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In the sentence 'The sun shines brightly', what is the subject?

Back

The sun

Front

In the sentence 'The flowers bloom in spring', what is the predicate?

Back

bloom in spring

Front

What does the subject tell us in a sentence?

Back

The subject tells us who or what is performing the action.

Front

What does the predicate tell us in a sentence?

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The predicate tells us what the subject is doing or what is happening to the subject.