1. COMPOUND SUBJECTS, COMPOUND PREDICATES, & COMPOUND SENTENCES
Jenn Roy
6th grade English
Montegut Middle
L.3.1h – Use coordinating conjunctions.
L.3.1i – Produce simple and compound sentences.
L.5.1a – Explain the function of conjunctions in general and their function in particular sentences.

2. COMPOUND SUBJECTS There is more than one subject in the sentence.
The boy and his two dogs played fetch in the backyard.

3. The dog caught the ball and carried it back to the boy.
COMPOUND PREDICATES There is more than one predicate (verb) in the sentence.
The dog caught the ball and carried it back to the boy.

4. The boy was tired ,but the dog wanted to keep playing.
COMPOUND SENTENCES There is more than one sentence joined with ,and ,but ,or ;
The boy was tired ,but the dog wanted to keep playing.

5. Decide whether each sentence is an example of a compound subject, a compound predicate, or a compound sentence. Click on the answer that you think is correct.

6. My sister and her friends went to the movies last weekend.
C.Subj.
C.Pred.
C.Sent.

7. 2) The duck flapped its wings and rose slowly into the air.
C.Subj.
C.Pred.
C.Sent.

8. 3) I read that book last year, but I can’t remember the ending.
C.Subj.
C.Pred.
C.Sent.

9. 4) The panda bit the journalist; however, its teeth weren’t very sharp.
C.Subj.
C.Pred.
C.Sent.

10. 5) The referee blew his whistle and called a foul.
C.Subj.
C.Pred.
C.Sent.

11. 6) Your blue jacket or this white sweater will match those pants.
C.Subj.
C.Pred.
C.Sent.

12. 7) The dolphin jumped out of the water and then disappeared beneath the waves.
C.Subj.
C.Pred.
C.Sent.

13. 8) Neither Mrs. Wilson nor her son saw the traffic accident.
C.Subj.
C.Pred.
C.Sent.

14. 9) The thunder boomed; the young child screamed.
C.Subj.
C.Pred.
C.Sent.

15. 10) During the early morning hours, the sun
rose, and the rooster crowed.
C.Subj.
C.Pred.
C.Sent.

16. 11) These computers are very useful; for example, you can store your extra workbooks on top of them.
C.Subj.
C.Pred.
C.Sent.

17. 12) Koalas, kangaroos, and opossums are all marsupials.
C.Subj.
C.Pred.
C.Sent.

18. 13) The batter swung the bat and hit a homerun over the left field fence.
C.Subj.
C.Pred.
C.Sent.

19. 14) Neither Karen nor Linda remembered the combination to the lock.
C.Subj.
C.Pred.
C.Sent.

20. 15) The plane swooped low over the house and landed in the farmer’s cornfield.
C.Subj.
C.Pred.
C.Sent.

21. 16) George washed his car, raked the leaves, and painted the fence.
C.Subj.
C.Pred.
C.Sent.

22. 17) You can read your report to the class, or you can make a poster.
C.Subj.
C.Pred.
C.Sent.

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