Subject/Predicate Review

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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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What is an independent clause?

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An independent clause is a group of words that can stand alone as a sentence because it expresses a complete thought.

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What is a subordinate clause?

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A subordinate clause is a group of words that cannot stand alone as a sentence and depends on an independent clause to provide meaning.

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What is a phrase?

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A phrase is a group of words that does not contain a subject-verb pair and does not express a complete thought.

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What is a clause?

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A clause is a group of words that contains a subject and a verb.

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Identify the verb in the sentence: 'The children watched the ducks swimming on the lake.'

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The verb is 'watched'.

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What is the independent clause in the sentence: 'Students sang the National Anthem as the band played along.'

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The independent clause is 'Students sang the National Anthem'.

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What is the subject in the sentence: 'For one hundred fifty years, my family has lived in central Pennsylvania.'

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The subject is 'family'.

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What is the difference between an independent clause and a subordinate clause?

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An independent clause can stand alone as a sentence, while a subordinate clause cannot.