Subject and Predicate

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What is the subject in a sentence?

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The subject is who the sentence is about.

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What is the predicate in a sentence?

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The predicate tells what the subject does or is.

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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 without 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 describe 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.

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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.

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In the sentence 'The teacher explains the lesson,' what is the subject?

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The subject is 'The teacher'.

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In the sentence 'The flowers bloom in spring,' what is the predicate?

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The predicate is 'bloom in spring.'