Subject and predicate in sentences

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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 cat sleeps.'

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The subject is 'The cat'.

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Identify the predicate in this sentence: 'The dog barks loudly.'

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The predicate is 'barks loudly'.

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What is a complete subject?

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

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What is a complete predicate?

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A complete predicate includes the verb and all the words that tell what happened.

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Identify the complete subject in this sentence: 'The big brown dog runs fast.'

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The complete subject is 'The big brown dog'.

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Identify the complete predicate in this sentence: 'The children are playing in the park.'

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The complete predicate is 'are playing in the park'.

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What is the subject in the sentence: 'My brother loves pizza.'

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The subject is 'My brother'.

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What is the predicate in the sentence: 'The flowers bloom in spring.'

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The predicate is 'bloom in spring'.