Exploring Compound Subjects and Verbs

What is a compound subject?

• Two or more verbs sharing the same subject

• A verb with multiple subjects

• Two or more subjects sharing the same verb

• A subject with multiple verbs

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CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

Which conjunctions are commonly used to join compound subjects?

• If, when, while

• So, yet, nor

• And, or, but

• Because, since, although

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CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

In the sentence 'Alice found the bottle and drank its contents,' what is the compound verb?

• Found and drank

• Alice and bottle

• Bottle and contents

• Alice and contents

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CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

What defines a compound verb?

• Two or more subjects sharing the same verb

• A subject with multiple verbs

• Two or more verbs sharing the same subject

• A verb with multiple subjects

In the sentence 'Alice and the Caterpillar talked and then sang,' what are the compound subjects?

• Talked and sang

• Alice and Caterpillar

• Alice and sang

• Caterpillar and talked

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CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

In the sentence 'The mouse and Alice climbed out of the water and dried off,' what is the compound verb?

• Out and of

• Climbed and dried

• Water and off

• Mouse and Alice

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CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I