Identify Simple Subjects & Verbs, Compound / Not Compound

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What is a simple subject?

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A simple subject is the main word or words in a sentence that tell who or what the sentence is about, excluding any modifiers.

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What is a verb?

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A verb is a word that expresses an action, occurrence, or state of being.

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What is a compound subject?

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A compound subject consists of two or more simple subjects joined by a conjunction that share the same verb.

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What is a compound verb?

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A compound verb consists of two or more verbs that share the same subject and are joined by a conjunction.

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Identify the verb in the sentence: 'The dog barks loudly.'

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barks

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Identify the simple subject in the sentence: 'The cat chased the mouse.'

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cat

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Identify the compound subject in the sentence: 'Tom and Jerry ran fast.'

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Tom and Jerry

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Identify the compound verb in the sentence: 'She sings and dances beautifully.'

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sings and dances

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What is a verb phrase?

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A verb phrase consists of a main verb and one or more helping (auxiliary) verbs.

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Identify the verb phrase in the sentence: 'They have been studying for hours.'

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have been studying