Identifying Subjects and Predicates

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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: 'The dog barks.'

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The subject is 'The dog.'

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Identify the predicate: 'The cat sleeps on the mat.'

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The predicate is 'sleeps on the mat.'

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What does it mean to unscramble a sentence?

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Unscrambling a sentence means to rearrange the words to form a correct and meaningful sentence.

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Unscramble this sentence: 'the dog chased the cat.'

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The dog chased the cat.

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Identify the subject: 'The flowers bloom in spring.'

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The subject is 'The flowers.'

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Identify the predicate: 'The birds sing beautifully.'

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The predicate is 'sing beautifully.'

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What is an example of a subject?

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An example of a subject is 'Omakayas' in the sentence 'Omakayas wanted the bear cubs to come home with her.'

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What is an example of a predicate?

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An example of a predicate is 'wanted the bear cubs to come home with her.'