Compound Subjects
Identify the singular and plurals
Neither the director nor the actors did their jobs
singular- director
plural- actors, their
Identify the antecedent
Joey put his book on the table
Joey
Identify the singular and plurals
The jury read its verdict
Singular- jury and it's
Identify the pronoun
President Lincoln delivered his Gettysburg Address in 1863
his
What is a compound subject?
A noun or pronoun engaging in the activity of the verb.
What is a Antecedent?
a word for which a pronoun stands
What is a collective noun?
A singular or plural, depending on meaning
What is a pronoun?
a word used to stand for a noun
Identify which italicized wording is singular or plural.
Aunt Amanda, Uncle Billy and my cousin Bill went to Jamaica on vacation.
All singular
Identify which italicized wording is an antecedent
Max, Ruby, I would like for you to come with us.
Max, Ruby, I
Identify which italicized wording is a plural or singular collective noun
The jury members gave their individual opinions.
Both plural
Identify which italicized wording is an pronoun
People enjoy Joel's company when he begins to tell jokes.
he
Is this sentence written correctly?
Anyone on the soccer team and no one on the basketball team is eligible for a scholarship.
Anyone on the soccer team and anybody on the basketball team is eligible for the scholarship.
Is this sentence written correctly?
Do you know if Marie invited Leslie to her party?
Yes, its correct.
Is this sentence written correctly?
Our class took a field trip to the natural history museum.
Yes, it's correct.
Is this sentence written correctly?
The tree had lost all of it's leaves by October
No, not correct
The tree had lost all of its leaves by October