Subject and Predicate Review

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What is a subject in a sentence?

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The subject is the part of the sentence that tells whom 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 the sentence that tells what the subject does, is, or has.

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Define simple subject.

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

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Define complete subject.

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

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Define simple predicate.

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

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Define complete predicate.

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

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Example of a simple subject:

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In the sentence 'The dog barked,' the simple subject is 'dog.'

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Example of a complete subject:

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In the sentence 'The big brown dog barked,' the complete subject is 'The big brown dog.'

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Example of a simple predicate:

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In the sentence 'The dog barked,' the simple predicate is 'barked.'

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Example of a complete predicate:

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In the sentence 'The dog barked loudly at the stranger,' the complete predicate is 'barked loudly at the stranger.'