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.

Fill in the Blanks

What is the subject of the following sentence?

The brown dog ran down the street.

Fill in the Blanks

What is the predicate of the following sentence?

Ali played chess over the summer.

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.