Subjects and Predicates

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What is a subject in a sentence?

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

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Identify the subject in this sentence: 'The dog barked loudly.'

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dog

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Identify the predicate in this sentence: 'The cat slept on the mat.'

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slept on the mat

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What is a complete predicate?

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A complete predicate includes the verb and all the words that tell what happened.

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What is a compound subject?

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A compound subject has two or more subjects joined by a conjunction.

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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 this sentence: 'The tall man and his dog walked in the park.'

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The tall man and his dog

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Identify the complete predicate in this sentence: 'The children played games and sang songs.'

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played games and sang songs

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What is an example of a sentence with a compound subject?

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'Tom and Jerry are friends.'