Complete 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 little boy drank his bottle of milk.'

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The little boy

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Identify the predicate: 'Riley and Mac jumped in the big pile of leaves.'

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jumped in the big pile of leaves

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Identify the subject: 'The furry dog chased after the ball.'

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The furry dog

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Identify the predicate: 'My sister and I ride bus 57 home from school.'

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ride bus 57 home from school

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Identify the subject: 'The old man ordered a strawberry milkshake.'

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The old man

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What is the complete subject? 'The little boy drank his bottle of milk.'

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The little boy

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What is the complete predicate? 'The furry dog chased after the ball.'

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chased after the ball.

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What is an example of a simple subject?

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A simple subject is a single noun or pronoun, like 'dog' or 'she'.