Complete Subjects and Predicates

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What is a complete subject?

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The complete subject includes all the words that tell who or what the sentence is about.

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What is a complete predicate?

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The complete predicate includes all the words that tell what the subject does or is.

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Give an example of a complete subject.

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The tall, green tree.

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Give an example of a complete predicate.

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is growing in the garden.

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What is an action verb?

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An action verb expresses physical or mental action, like 'run' or 'think'.

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What is a linking verb?

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A linking verb connects the subject to more information about the subject, like 'is' or 'are'.

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Identify the complete subject in this sentence: 'The little cat chased the mouse.'

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The little cat.

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

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barked loudly at the stranger.

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What is the role of the subject in a sentence?

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The subject tells who or what the sentence is about.

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What is the role of the predicate in a sentence?

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The predicate tells what the subject does or what happens to the subject.