Compound Subject and Predicate Practice

Compound Subjects and Compound Predicates

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A sentence may have more than one simple subject or one simple predicate.

• A compound subject has two or more simple subjects that have the same predicate. They are often joined by and, or, or nor.

• Lemons and limes are grown in the South.

A compound predicate has two or more simple predicates, or verbs, that have the same subject. They are connected by and, but, or, or nor.

• Kendra writes or calls her grandmother once a week.​

Some sentences have both a compound subject and a compound predicate.

• Mike and Kyle enjoyed the soup and asked for another bowl.

Multiple Choice

_{What is the compound subject in the sentence below?}
John and Kate walked to the park.

• John
• John and
• John and Kate
• Kate

Multiple Choice

What is the compound subject?
Shawn and Mia eat ice cream.

• Shawn
• Shawn and Mia
• eat ice cream.
• Mia

Multiple Choice

What is the compound subject?

Glass bowls and spoons fell off the counter.

• spoons fell off the counter
• glass bowls
• fell off the counter
• Glass bowls and spoons

Multiple Choice

At school, we read and write.

• It has a compound subject

• It has a compound predicate

Multiple Choice

SpongeBob and Patrick live under the sea.

• It has a compound subject

• It has a compound predicate

Multiple Choice

Does the sentence have a compound subject or a compound predicate?

Seashells, seaweed, and hermit crabs can be found at the beach.

• compound subject

• compound predicate

Multiple Select

Does the sentence have a compound subject or compound predicate?

Police officers train hard and prepare for the worst.

• compound subject

• compound predicate

Multiple Choice

James mowed lawns and delivered papers over the summer.

• compound subject

• compound predicate

• both

• neither

Multiple Choice

The girls jumped up and down.

• compound subject

• compound predicate

• both

• neither

Multiple Choice

Lori, Beth, and Sam wrote a play about a zombie apocalypse.

• compound subject

• compound predicate

• both

• neither