Subject & 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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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 predicate in this sentence: 'The cat chased the mouse.'

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The predicate is 'chased the mouse'.

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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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Identify the simple predicate in this sentence: 'The teacher explained the lesson.'

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The simple predicate is 'explained'.

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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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Identify the compound subject in this sentence: 'Tom and Jerry ran fast.'

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The compound subject is 'Tom and Jerry'.

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What is a compound predicate?

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A compound predicate consists of two or more verbs or verb phrases that share the same subject.

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Identify the compound predicate in this sentence: 'She danced and sang beautifully.'

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The compound predicate is 'danced and sang'.