Compound Subjects and Compound Predicates

Compound Subjects and Compound Predicates

Simple Sentences

• Are composed of one independent clause

• Express one complete thought and have at least one subject and one predicate.

Open Ended

What is a subject of a sentence?

Subject

• Who or what the sentence is about

Open Ended

What is a predicate?

Predicate

• What the subject is doing or information describing the subject.

Open Ended

What do you think of when you hear the word "compound"?

Compound Subjects

• When a sentence has more than one subject

• Example: Megan and her mother went to the store.

• Example: Maria and I left the room before class started.

Compound Predicates

• When a sentence has more than one predicate.

• Example: The landslide destroyed homes and washed out roads.

• Julia traveled to Germany and met Matthew in a cafe.

Compound Subjects and Predicates

• Are typically combined with the conjunctions "and" or "or"

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Multiple Choice

Does the following sentence have a compound subject, compound predicate, both, or neither?

Nicki and Greg fly fish in the summer and ski in the winter.

• compound subject

• compound predicate

• both

• neither

Multiple Choice

Does the following sentence have a compound subject, compound predicate, both, or neither?

Mr. Dolan grades papers and sips tea.

• compound subject

• compound predicate

• both

• neither

Multiple Choice

Does the following sentence have a compound subject, compound predicate, both, or neither?

The aloof child ignored his peers.

• compound subject

• compound predicate

• both

• neither

Multiple Choice

Does the following sentence have a compound subject, compound predicate, both, or neither?

My friend and I went to the mall for pizza.

• compound subject

• compound predicate

• both

• neither

Open Ended

Write a simple sentence with a compound subject.

Open Ended

Write a simple sentence with a compound predicate.