Simple Subjects and Predicates

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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 that tell who or what the sentence is about, without any modifiers.

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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 or is.

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

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dog

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

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slept

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

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The simple subject is just the main noun, while the complete subject includes the simple subject and all its modifiers.

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

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The simple predicate is just the main verb, while the complete predicate includes the simple predicate and all the words that describe what the subject does.

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In the sentence 'The tall man ran quickly,' what is the simple subject?

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man

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In the sentence 'The children are playing in the park,' what is the simple predicate?

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are playing

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How can you find the simple subject in a sentence?

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Ask 'who' or 'what' is the sentence about.

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How can you find the simple predicate in a sentence?

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Ask 'what is happening?' or 'what does the subject do?'.