Subjects and Predicates Task Cards (6th)

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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 subject in the sentence: 'The cat sleeps on the mat.'

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The subject is 'The cat.'

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Identify the predicate in the sentence: 'The dog barks loudly.'

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The predicate is 'barks loudly.'

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

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The complete subject is 'The tall man.'

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In the sentence 'The children played in the park,' what is the complete predicate?

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The complete predicate is 'played in the park.'