Subject & Predicate

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What is a subject in a sentence?

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The subject is the main noun in the sentence. It is the person, place, thing, or idea that does the action.

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What is a predicate in a sentence?

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The predicate is the part of the sentence that tells what the subject does or is. It includes the verb and any objects or modifiers.

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What is a verb?

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A verb is an action word that describes what the subject is doing.

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Identify the subject in this sentence: 'The cat slept on the mat.'

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The subject is 'The cat'.

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

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The predicate is 'barked loudly'.

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What is a simple subject?

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The simple subject is the main noun of the subject without any modifiers.

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Identify the simple subject in this sentence: 'The tall man ran fast.'

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The simple subject is 'man'.

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What is a complete subject?

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The complete subject includes the simple subject and all its modifiers.

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Identify the complete subject in this sentence: 'The big brown dog chased the ball.'

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The complete subject is 'The big brown dog'.

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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.