Compound Subjects
Find the compound subject:
Wendy and Marco walked to the store.
Wendy and Marco
Find the compound predicate
Jackson sneezed and covered his mouth.
sneezed and covered
The runner worked hard. The runner succeeded.
The runner worked hard and succeeded.
Does this sentence include a compound subject, compound predicate, or both?
Pioneer boys and girls had many chores.
Compound subject
The subject is the ____in a sentence.
noun
Find the compound subject:
Max and I will not go fishing in bad weather
Max and I
Find the compound predicate:
His pets chase and wrestle with each other.
Chase and wrestle
Her friends cheered for her in the stands. Her family cheered for her in the stands.
Her friends and family cheered for her in the stands.
Does this sentence include a compound subject, compound predicate, or both?
Most parents and children woke up at four o'clock in the morning.
Compound Subject
The predicate is the ___in a sentence.
verb
Find the compound subject:
Most parents and children woke up at four o'clock in the morning.
parents and children
Find the compound predicate:
Younger children fed the chickens, gathered twigs, and picked beans.
fed, gathered, picked
She pitched a perfect game. She got a gold medal.
She pitched a perfect game and got a gold medal.
Does this sentence include a compound subject, compound predicate, or both?
Older children plowed the fields, planted the crops, and carried buckets of water.
Compound Predicate
What is wrong with this sentence:
Mrs. Curran and her kids.
It is a fragment!
Finish the sentence with a predicate to make it a complete sentence!
Find the compound subject
Pioneer boys and girls had many chores
boys and girls
Find the compound predicate
They baked bread, washed clothes, and stitched embroidery
baked, washed, stitched
The swimmer's skill made him a winner. The swimmer's speed made him a winner.
The swimmer's skill and speed made him a winner.
Does this sentence include a compound subject, compound predicate, or both?
Girls helped their mothers and worked at home.
Compound Predicate
What is the simple subject and simple predicate in this sentence:
He played basketball yesterday.
He (simple subject) Played (simple predicate)
Usually boys and their fathers worked in the fields
boys and fathers
Find the compound predicate
Older children plowed the fields, planted the crops, and carried buckets of water.
plowed, planted, carried
Your bat is on the bench. Your glove is on the bench. Your ball is on the bench.
Your bat, glove, and ball are on the bench.
Does this sentence include a compound subject, compound predicate, or both?
Margaret Mitchell and her family were pioneers in Kansas during the 1870s.
Compound Subject
What do we call words such as:
and
or
but
(hint: linking words!)
Conjunctions