IXL | Identify the simple subject or predicate of a sentence

Select the simple subject.

December comes after November.

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Select the simple subject.

That thorn pricked my finger!

key idea

Every sentence has a subject and a predicate.

The simple subject tells who or what is doing something. It is just the subject noun or pronoun without any other words that tell more about it.

She sleeps a lot.

Her friend sleeps a lot.

Her best friend sleeps a lot.

Each simple subject tells who sleeps a lot.

The simple predicate tells what the subject is doing. It is just the verb without any other words that tell more about it.

Her friend sleeps.

Her friend sleeps a lot.

Her friend sleeps a lot on the weekend.

Each simple predicate tells what her friend does.

solution

The simple subject is thorn. It is the subject noun. It tells what pricked my finger.

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