Subject and Predicate Flashcard

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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 something about the subject, usually containing a verb.

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

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The dog.

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Identify the simple predicate in the sentence: 'The cat sleeps.'

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sleeps.

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What is a complete subject?

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

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What is a complete predicate?

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The complete predicate includes the simple predicate and all the words that tell what the subject does.

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Identify the complete subject in the sentence: 'My friends and I are going to the movies.'

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My friends and I.

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

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explained the lesson clearly.

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What is a compound subject?

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A compound subject consists of two or more subjects that share the same verb.

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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.