What are the two main parts of a sentence?
Subject and Predicate
A subject tells who or what a sentence is about. A predicate tells what the subject does or is. Every sentence has one subject and one predicate.
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The subject in a sentence tells who or what is doing something, while the predicate tells what is being done. The subject in a sentence can be a person, place, thing, or idea. Some sentences can have more than one subject and predicate, which is called a compound sentence.
Using the sentence, what is thesubject and predicate of the sentence? THE DOG ATE MY HOMEWORK.
What is a subject?
- The noun or pronoun that performs the action in a sentence.
- A group of words that expresses a complete thought.
- The verb that shows the action or state of being.
What is a predicate?
- The verb that shows the action or state of being.
- A word used to describe or modify a noun.
- A group of words that expresses a complete thought.
Which part of the sentence contains the subject?
- The end
- The beginning
- The middle