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Compound Subjects and Compound Predicates. 1-5 P. 46. A sentence can include two or more simple subjects, two or more simple predicates, or both. . Two or more simple subjects with the same predicate form a compound subject. Pablo and Erin are running. .
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A sentence can include two or more simple subjects, two or more simple predicates, or both.
Two or more simple subjects with the same predicate form a compound subject. • Pablo and Erin are running.
Two or more simple predicates with the same subject from a compound predicate. • Sue Lee tried out and made the team. • Cindy Page tried out and did not make it.
A sentence may have also have both a compound subject and a compound predicate. • The captain, the co-captain, or the coachran and fell.
Sentences in inverted order also may have compound subjects and predicates. • Here are Aaron and Kenshiro. • Are they laughing or crying.
The parts of a compound subject or a compound predicate are usually joined by and, but, or or.
What are the compound subjects and the compound predicates in these sentences? • Alissa and Ed ran but did not jump. • Martha Perkins will not practice or work on her form tonight. • There may be rain, sleet, or snow for tomorrow’s meet. • Jill and Joe left the house quite early today. • Here are their new track shoes and shirts for the meet. • Nita and Felipe have been planning a team trip for weeks. • Did the coach or a teacher go along? • Mr. Wills will go but will not stay the whole time. • Are the runners, the gymnasts, or the jumpers competing now?
Underline each simple subject once and each simple predicate twice. Label each sentence compound subject, compound predicate, or both. • 10. The meet began with the coach’s lengthy speech and ended with an hour-long parade. • 11. On the sidelines were my parents and my cousin. • 12. There, too, were my sister and her friend. • 13. Would Jamal, Karen, Daryl, or Mei Ling be the winner? • 14. Kelly trained, ran, and finished the race alone.
Underline each simple subject once and each simple predicate twice. Label each sentence compound subject, compound predicate, or both. • 15. The parade honored the team and lasted for an hour. • 16. Four bands and a juggler were part of the parade. • 17. David and Keisha go to the parade every year but stay only a very short time. • 18. Did Phil and Carmen give you their report on parades? • 19. They gave an oral report and also showed slides. • 20. In 3000 B.C. citizens built special streets and held precessions. • 21. A festival or military display was often an occasion for a parade. • 22. Circus performers marched and danced in the processions.