Subjects and Predicates

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What is a Simple Subject?

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The Simple Subject is the main word or words in a subject that tell who or what the sentence is about, without any modifiers.

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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 modify it.

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What is a Simple Predicate?

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The Simple Predicate is the main verb or verb phrase that tells what the subject does.

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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 describe the action or state of being.

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Identify the Simple Subject in the sentence: 'The dog barked loudly.'

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The Simple Subject is 'dog'.

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Identify the Complete Subject in the sentence: 'The tall man ran quickly.'

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The Complete Subject is 'The tall man'.

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Identify the Simple Predicate in the sentence: 'She sings beautifully.'

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The Simple Predicate is 'sings'.

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Identify the Complete Predicate in the sentence: 'They are playing soccer in the park.'

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The Complete Predicate is 'are playing soccer in the park'.

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What is the difference between Simple Subject and Complete Subject?

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The Simple Subject is just the main noun, while the Complete Subject includes all modifiers.

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What is the difference between Simple Predicate and Complete Predicate?

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The Simple Predicate is just the main verb, while the Complete Predicate includes the verb and all its modifiers.