Subject Review

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What is a subject in a sentence?

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The subject of a sentence is the person, place, thing, or idea that is doing or being something.

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What is a simple subject?

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The simple subject is the main word or words in a subject, excluding any modifiers.

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Identify the simple subject in the sentence: 'The bright stars twinkled in the night sky.'

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stars

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Identify the simple subject in the sentence: 'The little boy with the red hat ran across the field.'

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boy

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What is a complete sentence?

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A complete sentence expresses a complete thought and contains a subject and a verb.

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What is a fragment?

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A fragment is a group of words that does not express a complete thought.

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What is a run-on sentence?

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A run-on sentence is two or more complete sentences that are incorrectly joined together.

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Identify the simple subject in the sentence: 'The tall trees swayed gently in the breeze.'

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trees

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What is the role of a subject in a sentence?

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The subject tells us who or what the sentence is about.

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What is a verb?

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A verb is a word that describes an action, occurrence, or state of being.