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A simple subject is a noun (person, place, or thing) or pronoun that is doing the action (the verb). The word order in a basic English sentence is subject, verb, object ( the object is the 'receiver' of the action).
Example sentence: The man saw the bus. In this sentence the man is the one who is doing the action (see/saw) the man is the subject, see is the verb (past tense) and bus is the object.
However, subjects can also be a clause.
Exmple sentence: What we need is a sharp knife. In this sentence the noun clause what we need is the subject, but because there is no noun or pronoun doing the action, this is not a simple subject.
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What is the simple subject and simple predicate in the sentence Every year Jake and Katie go to a kite-flying contest at school?
Jake and Katie is the simple subject. Go is the simple predicate
What is simple subject and what is simple predicate?
The complete subject of a sentence tells what the sentence is about. The huge, green, slimy alien from Mars waved to us. The "huge, green, slimy alien from Mars" is the subject. The simple subject also tells who or what the sentence is about, but it doesn't have all the descriptive words (adjectives). The simple subject is just a single noun. The huge, green, slimy alien from Mars waved to us. So the simple subject is "alien". Same goes for simple predicate, the main verb without adverbs.
Construct 10 sentences with a simple subject and a simple verb?
Sentences with ONLY a simple subject and a simple verb could be:I walked.John sang.The bees buzzed.The teacher taught.Mary read.John coughed.I slept.He left.Mary called.I laughed.
What is another word for simple subject?
The complete subject of a sentence tells who or what the sentence is about.Example: The huge, green, alien from Mars waved to us.The simple subject also tells who or what the sentence is about, but it doesn't have all of the descriptive words. The simple subject is usually just a single noun.Example: The alien from Mars wawed to us.
What is compound subject with simple predicate?
"fast forward" - in example
