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How do you determine a subject and predicate in a sentence?
  

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Any sentence or clause has a subject and a predicate. The simple subject is usually just a single noun or pronoun. The complete subject is the simple subject together with any modifiers.

  • Any sentence or clause has a subject and a predicate.
  • The simple subject is usually just a single noun or pronoun.
  • The complete subject is the simple subject together with any modifiers.
  • She is sick.
  • The clever student finished the test before all the others.
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Any sentence or clause has a subject and a predicate. The simple subject is usually just a single noun or pronoun. The complete subject is the simple subject together with any modifiers.

She is sick.
The clever student finished the test before all the others.

The simple subject of the first sentence is "she". In the second sentence, "student" is the simple subject, and

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