U1W2 Simple and Complete Subject and Predicate

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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 simple subject?

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The simple subject is the main noun or pronoun that tells who or what the sentence is about, without any modifiers.

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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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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.

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What is a compound predicate?

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A compound predicate has two or more verbs or verb phrases that share the same subject.

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Identify the complete subject in the sentence: 'The tall man runs fast.'

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The complete subject is 'The tall man'.

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Identify the simple subject in the sentence: 'The dogs bark loudly.'

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The simple subject is 'dogs'.

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Identify the complete predicate in the sentence: 'The cat sleeps on the couch.'

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The complete predicate is 'sleeps on the couch'.

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Identify the simple predicate in the sentence: 'She dances beautifully.'

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The simple predicate is 'dances'.

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What is the difference between a simple subject and a complete subject?

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A simple subject is just the noun or pronoun, while a complete subject includes all modifiers.