Exploring Simple Sentences with Compound Subjects and Verbs

This video tutorial is part of the Warren English 3 Grammar Series and focuses on simple sentences. It begins with a review of simple sentence structure, which includes a subject, verb, and object. The tutorial then explores how to add complexity by introducing compound subjects and compound verbs. Examples are provided to illustrate each concept, and the video concludes with a knowledge check to reinforce learning. The tutorial emphasizes the importance of understanding these sentence patterns to progress in grammar learning.

What are the three main components of a simple sentence?

• Subject, Verb, Object

• Noun, Adjective, Object

• Subject, Verb, Adjective

• Noun, Verb, Adverb

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Which of the following sentences has a compound subject?

• The cat sleeps on the mat.

• The dog barks loudly.

• She runs every morning.

• Mario and Luigi are brothers.

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CCSS.L.3.1H

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In the sentence 'Rick and Steve aggressively punted the kitten into the swiftly flowing river,' what is the compound subject?

• Swiftly flowing river

• Rick and Steve

• Aggressively punted

• The kitten

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CCSS.L.3.1F

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Which sentence contains a compound verb?

• Robert laughed and cried throughout the entire movie.

• She sings beautifully.

• The sun rises in the east.

• The dog barks and runs.

In the sentence 'Lisa polished the championship trophy and placed it on the mantel,' what are the compound verbs?

• Lisa and trophy

• Polished and trophy

• Polished and placed

• Championship and mantel

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CCSS.L.3.1F

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Which of the following sentences has both a compound subject and a compound verb?

• She runs and jumps.

• The cat sleeps and eats.

• Javier and his colleagues drafted and revised the article several times.

• Mario and Luigi are brothers.

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CCSS.L.3.1F

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

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In the sentence 'Santa and Mrs. Claus rode the reindeer and drink hot cocoa to celebrate the end of Christmas,' what makes it a simple sentence?

• It has no object.

• Santa and Mrs. Claus are doing both actions.

• It has only one verb.

• It has only one subject.

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CCSS.L.7.1B

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Identify the error in the sentence: 'Santa rode the reindeer and Mrs. Claus drank hot cocoa to celebrate the end of Christmas.'

• It has a compound subject.

• It has a compound verb.

• It is a compound sentence.

• It has no object.

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CCSS.L.3.1F

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

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Which of the following is NOT a simple sentence?

• Fish swim in the river.

• The knight brings with it an orchestra of cicadas.

• The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.

• Eating pizza with splinter after destroying shredder.

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CCSS.L.7.1B

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What is missing in the sentence: 'Arnold Schwarzenegger and his beautiful ex-wife Maria Shriver yesterday'?

• A verb

• An adjective

• An object

• A subject

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