Complete and Simple subject

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What is a complete subject?

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The complete subject includes all the words that tell who or what the sentence is about, including the simple subject and any modifiers.

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What is a simple subject?

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The simple subject is the main word or words in the subject of a sentence, usually a noun or pronoun.

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Identify the complete subject in the sentence: 'The cat and the dog are playing.'

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The complete subject is 'The cat and the dog'.

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Identify the simple subject in the sentence: 'The children are laughing.'

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The simple subject is 'children'.

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What is a complete predicate?

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The complete predicate includes all the words that tell what the subject does or is, including the verb and 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 in the complete predicate.

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Identify the complete predicate in the sentence: 'The teacher explained the lesson.'

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The complete predicate is 'explained the lesson'.

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

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The simple predicate is 'barked'.

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In the sentence 'Sarah and Tom went to the park,' what is the complete subject?

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The complete subject is 'Sarah and Tom'.

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In the sentence 'The flowers bloomed in spring,' what is the simple subject?

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The simple subject is 'flowers'.