Exploring Compound Subjects and Predicates

This video tutorial explains compound subjects and predicates, building on the basics of subjects and predicates. It provides examples to identify compound subjects and predicates in sentences, emphasizing that compound means two or more. The tutorial also covers sentences with both compound subjects and predicates, offering practical examples and a review of the key concepts.

What is a simple subject?

• A subject with an adjective

• A subject with two or more words

• A subject with one word

• A subject with a verb

What does a predicate tell us?

• Where the subject is

• Who the subject is

• What the subject is doing

• What the subject looks like

In the sentence 'Rome and Florence are cities in Italy,' what are the compound subjects?

• Rome and cities

• Florence and Italy

• Rome and Florence

• Cities and Italy

In the sentence 'Martin and Brendan play hockey,' what is the verb?

• Martin

• Play

• Brendan

• Hockey

What does 'compound' mean in compound subjects?

• Two or more subjects

• A subject and a verb

• A subject and an object

• One subject

In the sentence 'The boys pass the puck and score goals,' what are the compound predicates?

• Puck and goals

• Pass and boys

• Boys and puck

• Pass and score

What is the simple subject in the sentence 'The boys pass the puck and score goals'?

• Goals

• Puck

• Pass

• Boys

In the sentence 'Martin and Brendan washed the dishes and scrub the pots,' what are the compound predicates?

• Martin and Brendan

• Martin and dishes

• Dishes and pots

• Washed and scrub

What are the compound subjects in the sentence 'Martin and Brendan washed the dishes and scrub the pots'?

• Dishes and pots

• Washed and scrub

• Martin and dishes

• Martin and Brendan

What does 'compound' mean in compound predicates?

• A predicate and a subject

• A predicate and an object

• One predicate

• Two or more predicates