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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What is a predicate in a sentence?

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

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Define a simple subject.

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A simple subject is the main word or words in the subject of a sentence, excluding any modifiers.

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Define a complete subject.

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A complete subject includes the simple subject and all the words that modify it.

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What is a compound subject?

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A compound subject consists of two or more simple subjects joined by a conjunction.

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Define a simple predicate.

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A simple predicate is the main verb or verb phrase in the predicate of a sentence.

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Define a complete predicate.

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

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What is a compound predicate?

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A compound predicate consists of two or more verbs or verb phrases that share the same subject.

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

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The simple subject is 'dog'.

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Identify the complete subject in the sentence: 'The tall, green trees swayed in the wind.'

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The complete subject is 'The tall, green trees'.