Compound Subjects & Predicates

What is the compound subject in the sentence?

Laura and Micah found a racoon in the forest.

• Laura, raccoon
• Laura, forest
• Laura, Micah
• raccoon, forest

What is the compound subject in the sentence?

Forest or woodlands are made up of large amounts of trees.

• Forest, trees
• Forest, large amounts
• Forest, woodlands
• woodlands, trees

What is the compound predicate in the sentence?

Forest animals rely and depend on trees.

• Forest, trees
• depend, trees
• animals, rely
• rely, depend

What is the compound predicate in the sentence?

Several students found and explored new hiking trails.

• Several, found
• new, trails
• found, explored
• explored, several

What is the compound predicate in the sentence?

Jay swam and floated in the lake all afternoon.

• swam, afternoon
• swam, floated
• floated, lake
• floated, afternoon

Does the sentence use compound subjects and predicates correctly?

Lizzie cooked and she ate roasted marshmallows.

• yes
• no

Does the sentence use compound subjects and predicates correctly?

Livvy and her sister raced across the campground.

• yes
• no

Does the sentence use compound subjects and predicates correctly?

Three boys and their guide got lost in a cave.

• yes
• no

What is the best way to combine these simple subjects:

Lacy found a bird's nest.

Janelle found a bird's nest.

• Lacy found a bird's nest, and Janelle found one too.
• Lacy and Janelle found a bird's nest.
• Lacy found and Janelle found a bird's nest.
• Lacy and Janelle found a bird's nest one afternoon while hiking.

What is the best way to combine these simple subjects:

My mom swam in the Columbia Lake.

I swam in the Columbia Lake.

• My mom and I swam in the Columbia Lake.
• My mom swam and I swam, in the Columbia Lake.
• I and my mom swam in the Columbia Lake.
• My mom swam in the Columbia Lake, and I swam in the Columbia Lake.