Identify Subjects and Predicates

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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. For example, in 'The dog barks,' 'barks' is the simple predicate.

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What is a COMPLETE predicate?

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The COMPLETE predicate includes the verb and all the words that tell what happened in the sentence. For example, in 'The dog barks loudly,' 'barks loudly' is the complete predicate.

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What is a SIMPLE subject?

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The SIMPLE subject is the main noun or pronoun that tells who or what the sentence is about. For example, in 'The cat sleeps,' 'cat' is the simple subject.

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What is a COMPLETE subject?

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The COMPLETE subject includes the simple subject and all the words that describe it. For example, in 'The fluffy cat sleeps,' 'The fluffy cat' is the complete subject.

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Identify the SIMPLE predicate in the sentence: 'The honey bee smelled the sweet nectar.'

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The SIMPLE predicate is 'smelled'.

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Identify the COMPLETE predicate in the sentence: 'Bees visit and pollinate up to 5,000 flowers per day.'

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The COMPLETE predicate is 'visit and pollinate up to 5,000 flowers per day.'

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Identify the SIMPLE subject in the sentence: 'The honey bee smelled the sweet nectar.'

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The SIMPLE subject is 'bee'.

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Identify the COMPLETE subject in the sentence: 'Bumblebees flap their wings back and forth.'

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The COMPLETE subject is 'Bumblebees'.

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What is the difference between SIMPLE and COMPLETE predicates?

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The SIMPLE predicate is just the verb, while the COMPLETE predicate includes the verb and all additional information about what the subject does.

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What is the difference between SIMPLE and COMPLETE subjects?

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The SIMPLE subject is the main noun, while the COMPLETE subject includes the noun and all modifiers that describe it.