Compound Subject or Compound Sentence

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What is a Compound Subject?

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A compound subject is when two or more subjects are joined together by a conjunction (like 'and') and share the same verb. For example, 'Flopsy and Mopsy ate blackberries.'

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What is a Compound Sentence?

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A compound sentence is a sentence that contains at least two independent clauses joined by a conjunction (like 'and', 'but', or 'or'). For example, 'I wanted to go outside, but it started to rain.'

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Identify the compound subject: 'Flopsy, Mopsy, and Cottontail ate blackberries.'

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Flopsy, Mopsy, and Cottontail.

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Identify the compound subject: 'Peter and his mother had tea for supper.'

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Peter and his mother.

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Identify the compound sentence: 'Fairy tales are fictitious, but they are excellent stories.'

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Fairy tales are fictitious, but they are excellent stories.

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Identify the compound subject: 'The walrus and the carpenter walked slowly along the beach.'

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The walrus and the carpenter.

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Identify the compound subject: 'Flopsy, Mopsy, and Cottontail lived with Peter under the root of a big fir tree.'

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Flopsy, Mopsy, and Cottontail.

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What conjunctions are commonly used to join independent clauses in a compound sentence?

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Common conjunctions include 'and', 'but', 'or', 'nor', 'for', and 'so'.

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

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A simple subject is just one noun or pronoun, while a compound subject includes two or more nouns or pronouns joined by a conjunction.

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Can a compound sentence have more than two independent clauses?

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Yes, a compound sentence can have three or more independent clauses joined by conjunctions.