Simple and Complete Subjects & 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 describe or 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 verb and all the words that tell what happened in the sentence.

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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, brown dog barked loudly.'

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The complete subject is 'The tall, brown dog'.

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Identify the simple predicate in the sentence: 'The cat slept on the couch.'

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The simple predicate is 'slept'.

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Identify the complete predicate in the sentence: 'The cat slept on the couch all afternoon.'

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The complete predicate is 'slept on the couch all afternoon'.

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What is the difference between a simple subject and a complete subject?

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A simple subject is just the main noun, while a complete subject includes the noun and any modifiers.

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What is the difference between a simple predicate and a complete predicate?

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A simple predicate is just the main verb, while a complete predicate includes the verb and all its modifiers.