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 something about the subject, usually containing a verb.

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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 modify it.

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What is a simple predicate?

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

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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 subject?

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The simple subject is the main noun or pronoun that tells who or what the sentence is about.

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Identify the simple predicate in the sentence: 'The cat sleeps.'

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sleeps

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Identify the complete subject in the sentence: 'The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.'

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The quick brown fox

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Identify the simple subject in the sentence: 'The children are playing in the park.'

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children

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Identify the complete predicate in the sentence: 'The dog barked loudly at the stranger.'

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barked loudly at the stranger