Compound Subjects and Predicates
Compound subjects are made up of two or more subjects that share the same predicate. The subjects are usually joined together by "and" or "or".
Example: Daisy and Shadow are my pets. Daisy and Shadow are the compound subject of this sentence.
Example: Daisy and Shadow are my pets. Daisy and Shadow are the compound subject of this sentence.
Compound Predicates: consist of two or more verbs that share the same subject.
Example: The teacher looked at me and smiled. Looked and smiled make up the compound predicate.
Example: The teacher looked at me and smiled. Looked and smiled make up the compound predicate.
Practice: See if you really get this!
Copy the following sentences in your notebook. Underline the complete subject once and the complete predicate twice. Write CS above the subject if it is compound, and CP above the predicate if it is compound. Remember, expletives such as there or it are not counted as part of the subject or the predicate.
1. Hold this to your mouth and breathe.
2. Swimming and weight-lifting provide a complete physical workout.
3.There are two forks missing from the drawer.
4. It is difficult getting a scholarship to that school.
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Sources:
Language Power J. Toronto: Gage, 2003. Print.
Copy the following sentences in your notebook. Underline the complete subject once and the complete predicate twice. Write CS above the subject if it is compound, and CP above the predicate if it is compound. Remember, expletives such as there or it are not counted as part of the subject or the predicate.
1. Hold this to your mouth and breathe.
2. Swimming and weight-lifting provide a complete physical workout.
3.There are two forks missing from the drawer.
4. It is difficult getting a scholarship to that school.
Click here for the Answers
Sources:
Language Power J. Toronto: Gage, 2003. Print.
