Subjects and Predicates

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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 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 the sentence that tells what the subject does or what happens to the subject.

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Identify the subject: 'The cat sleeps on the mat.'

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The cat

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Identify the predicate: 'The dog barks loudly.'

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barks loudly

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What is an example of a subject?

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An example of a subject is 'The teacher' in the sentence 'The teacher explains the lesson.'

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What is an example of a predicate?

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An example of a predicate is 'plays soccer' in the sentence 'He plays soccer.'

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Identify the subject: 'My friends and I are going to the park.'

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My friends and I

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Identify the predicate: 'The flowers bloom in spring.'

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bloom in spring

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What is the subject in the sentence 'The sun shines brightly'?

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The sun

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What is the predicate in the sentence 'The birds sing in the morning'?

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sing in the morning