1. Part 3: Compound Subjects & Predicates
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2. Today, we are going to learn about compound subjects and predicates.
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3. A compound subject has more than one simple subject.
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4. EXAMPLES
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5. Jack and Jill went up the hill.
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6. Joe and Sara run track.
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7. A compound predicate has more than one simple predicate.
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8. EXAMPLES
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9. Eric plays football and swims on the swim team.
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10. Samantha walks her dog and grooms him.
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11. Ann eats lunch and reads her book.
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12. Combine the sentences below to make a compound predicate.
The dog dug a hole.
The dog buried the bone.
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13. Combine the sentences below to make a compound predicate.
The children got off the bus.
The children walked into the school.
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14. Combine the sentences below to make a compound predicate.
Scott jumped in the air.
Scott dunked the basketball.
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15. Combine the sentences below to make a compound subject.
The boy sang a song.
The elephant sang a song.
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16. Combine the sentences below to make a compound subject.
Sarah pointed at the giraffes.
John pointed at the giraffes.
Paul pointed at the giraffes.
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