Combining Sentences and Compound Subjects

Sentence Components

​Subject- Predicate and Compound subjects

​What will we learn today?

1. Subject and Predicate

2. Quiz: Identifying subject and predicate

3. Compound Subjects

4. Quiz: Using compound subjects

​What is a Subject?

The subject is the main noun or pronoun discussed in the sentence. It carries out the action or is the one being discussed.

Example:
'The cat' in the sentence 'The cat is sleeping'.

​How do we identify a subject?

When identifying a subject, look out for these things:

1. Find the verb
2. Ask 'who' or 'what'
3. Look for nouns or pronouns

Example: The diligent student completed the assignment.

​What is a Predicate?

The part of the sentence that contains the verb and gives details about the subject is called the predicate. It describes what the subject is doing or experiencing.

Example: the expression 'is sleeping' in the sentence 'The cat is sleeping'.

​How do we identify a predicate?

To identify a predicate, look out for these things:

1. Find a verb
2. Ask what the subject is doing
3. Ask what is happening
4. Look for additional information

Example: The diligent student completed the assignment.

Let's understand it with a video:

Multiple Choice

Choose the subject in the sentence:
The boys painted a beautiful mural.

• a beautiful

• The boys

• mural

• painted

Reorder

Use the subject and predicate correctly to form a meaningful sentence.

• The sunflowers

• bloomed

• beautifully

• in the garden.

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Dropdown

Sentence: My friend owns a cute pet.
The predicate in this sentence is

Select answer

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Drag and Drop

Sentence: The class students went for a picnic.
The subject in the sentence is:

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Drag these tiles and drop them in the correct blank above

The class students

The class

went for a picnic

for a picnic.

​What is a Compound Subject?

In a sentence, a compound subject contains multiple people, places, things, or ideas.

For example:
The cat and the dog play in the yard.

The compound subject in this case is "the cat and the dog". Working together as the subject, the cat and the dog share the activity of playing in the yard.

Identifying compound subjects

While identifying compound subjects, look for:

1. Coordinating conjunctions, like and, but, or.
2. Multiple nouns or pronouns, like Bob and John or He and his friends.
3. Phrases indicating multiplicity, like along with, as well as, together with.

Using compound subjects

When framing sentences using compound subjects, keep these instructions in mind:

1. Use coordinating conjunctions:
Connect subjects with conjunctions, like, and, or, but.
Example: My sister and I like to play chess.

2. Maintain subject-verb agreement
Make sure that the verb agrees with the compound subject in the sentence.
Example: Laughter and joy fill the room.

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct subject in this sentence
Richard and Ashley study together after school.

• Richard

• Richard and Ashley

• Ashley

• study together after school.

Dropdown

Robert or James will go to the party.
'Robert or James' in the sentence are:

Select answer

Reorder

Reorder the following to make a meaningful sentence:.

• Jenny

• and

• her friends

• are excited

• about the trip.

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​Summary of the lesson

1. The subject is the one who carries out the action or the one being discussed.

2. A predicate describes what the subject is doing or experiencing.

3. A compound subject contains multiple people, places, things, or ideas.

4. When framing sentences with compound nouns, we use coordinating conjunctions and take care of the subject-verb agreement.