Subjects and Predicates

·      Every sentence MUST have a subject and predicate.

·      Subject- tells who or what the sentence is about. All words in the subject make up the complete subject. The most important words in the subject make up the simple subject

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Example: Many students turned in their papers.

·      Predicate- tells what the subject is or is doing. All words in the predicate make up the complete predicate. The most important words make up the simple predicate.

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Example: Many students turned in their papers.

·      Fragment- is missing either a subject or a predicate.

Example: went shopping.  (This fragment is missing a subject.)

·      Run-on- 2 or more sentences that run together.

Example: The girls wore the same tennis shoes they were cute.