Subject and Predicate

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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 is.

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What is a simple subject?

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The simple subject is the main noun or pronoun in the subject part of the sentence.

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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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What is an example of a subject?

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In the sentence 'The dog barked loudly,' the subject is 'The dog.'

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What is an example of a predicate?

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In the sentence 'The cat slept on the mat,' the predicate is 'slept on the mat.'

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What is the difference between a subject and a predicate?

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The subject tells who or what the sentence is about, while the predicate tells what the subject does.

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What is a compound subject?

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A compound subject consists of two or more subjects that share the same verb.

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What is a compound predicate?

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A compound predicate consists of two or more verbs or verb phrases that share the same subject.

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What is a linking verb?

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A linking verb connects the subject of a sentence to a subject complement that describes or identifies it.