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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Identify the predicate in the sentence: 'The dog barked loudly.'

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The predicate is 'barked loudly.' It tells what the subject (the dog) did.

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What is the complete subject of the sentence: 'The tall man walked quickly.'?

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The complete subject is 'The tall man.' It includes the noun and any modifiers.

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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 main noun, while a complete subject includes the noun and all its modifiers.

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Identify the subject in the sentence: 'The flowers bloomed in spring.'

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The subject is 'The flowers.' It tells what the sentence is about.

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What is a complete predicate?

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The complete predicate includes the verb and all the words that tell what happened in the sentence.

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Identify the simple predicate in the sentence: 'The cat chased the mouse.'

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The simple predicate is 'chased.' It is the main verb of the sentence.

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What is an example of a compound subject?

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An example of a compound subject is 'Tom and Jerry.' It consists of two subjects joined by 'and.'

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What is an example of a compound predicate?

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An example of a compound predicate is 'She danced and sang.' It consists of two verbs that share the same subject.

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Identify the subject in the question: 'Are you coming to the party?'

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The subject is 'you.' It is implied in the question.