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 in this sentence: 'The cat sleeps on the mat.'

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The subject is 'The cat'.

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

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The predicate is 'barks loudly'.

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What is the complete subject in this sentence: 'My best friend and I went to the park.'

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The complete subject is 'My best friend and I'.

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What is the complete predicate in this sentence: 'The teacher explained the lesson clearly.'

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The complete predicate is 'explained the lesson clearly'.

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What is a simple subject?

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The simple subject is the main noun or pronoun in the subject part of a sentence.

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What is a simple predicate?

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The simple predicate is the main verb in the predicate part of a sentence.

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Identify the simple subject in this sentence: 'The birds are singing.'

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The simple subject is 'birds'.

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Identify the simple predicate in this sentence: 'The children played outside.'

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The simple predicate is 'played'.