Understanding the Basics
* Subject: The subject is the person, place, thing, or idea that the sentence is about. It's who or what is performing the action.
* Predicate: The predicate tells us what the subject is doing or being. It includes the verb and any other words that modify the verb.
Identifying the Subject
1. Ask "Who?" or "What?" about the sentence: The answer will usually be the subject.
* Example: "The cat chased the mouse."
* Who chased the mouse? The cat. (Subject)
2. Look for the noun or pronoun: The subject is often a noun or pronoun.
* Example: "They are going to the park."
* They (pronoun) are going to the park. (Subject)
Identifying the Predicate
1. Find the verb: The predicate always includes the verb, which describes the action or state of being.
* Example: "The dog barked loudly."
* The verb is barked.
2. Everything after the verb is part of the predicate: This includes objects, adverbs, and prepositional phrases.
* Example: "The dog barked loudly."
* The predicate is barked loudly (verb + adverb).
Examples
* Sentence: "The old man sat on the bench."
* Subject: The old man
* Predicate: sat on the bench
* Sentence: "The children played happily in the park."
* Subject: The children
* Predicate: played happily in the park
Important Note: Sometimes a sentence can have a compound subject (two or more subjects) or a compound predicate (two or more verbs).
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