Skill 4: Compound Subjects and Compound Predicates

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What is a compound subject?

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A compound subject consists of two or more subjects that share the same verb. For example, in the sentence 'Juan and Reid help people,' 'Juan' and 'Reid' are the compound subjects.

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What is a compound predicate?

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A compound predicate consists of two or more verbs or verb phrases that share the same subject. For example, in the sentence 'The performers sing and dance,' 'sing' and 'dance' are the compound predicates.

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Identify the compound subject in this sentence: 'The deer and bison grazed in the high mountain meadow.'

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The compound subject is 'The deer and bison'.

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Identify the compound predicate in this sentence: 'Maria collects the tickets and tears them in half.'

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The compound predicate is 'collects and tears'.

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What does it mean if a sentence has both a compound subject and a compound predicate?

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It means the sentence has two or more subjects and two or more verbs. For example, 'The performers and actors sing and dance on the stage.' has both.

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Give an example of a sentence with a compound subject.

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'Tom and Jerry are friends.'

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Give an example of a sentence with a compound predicate.

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'She ran and jumped in the park.'

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What is the difference between a compound subject and a compound predicate?

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A compound subject refers to the subjects of the sentence, while a compound predicate refers to the actions or states of being of those subjects.

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Identify the compound predicate in this sentence: 'Joan picked and peeled the apples in the morning.'

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The compound predicate is 'picked and peeled'.

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What is a simple subject?

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A simple subject is the main noun or pronoun that tells who or what the sentence is about, without any modifiers.