Compound Subjects and Compound Predicates Flashcard

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What is a compound subject?

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A compound subject consists of two or more subjects that share the same verb. Example: 'The cat and the dog are playing.'

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Identify a compound subject in this sentence: 'The cat and the dog are playing.'

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The cat and the dog

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What is a compound predicate?

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A compound predicate consists of two or more verbs or verb phrases that share the same subject. Example: 'The cat ran and jumped.'

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Identify a compound predicate in this sentence: 'She ran and jumped.'

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ran and jumped

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What is a simple subject?

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A simple subject is the main noun or pronoun that tells whom or what the sentence is about. Example: In 'The dog barked,' the simple subject is 'dog.'

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What is a simple predicate?

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A simple predicate is the main verb or verb phrase that tells what the subject does. Example: In 'The dog barked,' the simple predicate is 'barked.'

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Identify the simple subject in the compound subject: 'The bird and the bee sang.'

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bird

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Identify the simple predicate in the compound predicate: 'The cat and the dog barked.'

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barked

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Which of the following is a compound subject? 'The birds and the bees' or 'Running fast in the classroom'?

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The birds and the bees

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Which of the following is a compound predicate? 'He walked and sat' or 'I read a book'?

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He walked and sat