Types of Sentences/Subjects and Predicates

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What is a statement?

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A sentence that provides information or expresses an idea.

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What is a question?

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A sentence that asks for information and usually ends with a question mark.

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What is a command?

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A sentence that gives an order or instruction.

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What is an exclamation?

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A sentence that expresses strong emotion and usually ends with an exclamation mark.

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What is the subject of a sentence?

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Who or what the sentence is about.

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What is a predicate?

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The part of a sentence that tells what the subject does or is.

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What is a simple subject?

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The main noun or pronoun that tells who or what the sentence is about.

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What is a compound subject?

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A subject that consists of two or more simple subjects joined by a conjunction.

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What is a simple predicate?

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The main verb or verb phrase that tells what the subject does.

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What is a compound predicate?

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A predicate that consists of two or more verbs or verb phrases joined by a conjunction.