1. Compound Subjects and Predicates

2. What is a compound subject?

3. A compound subject is two or more subjects joined by the conjunctions “and” or “or.”

4. Identify the compound subject: Sarah and Mary are eating ice cream.

5. Identify the compound subject: Joey and Mike had fun at the movies.

6. Identify the compound subject: Victoria drew pictures for my grandmother.

7. Find the conjunction: Soccer and baseball are two fun sports.

8. What is a compound predicate?

9. A compound predicate is two or more predicates joined by “and” or “or”.

10. Identify the compound predicate: The family walks and rides to the beach.

11. Identify the compound predicate: Yesterday I went to the beach and swam in the ocean.

12. Identify the compound predicate: Every day my sister peels apples and makes a pie.

13. Identify the compound predicate: I swim or collect shells.

14. Compound Predicate Andy went to the store and bought some gum. Compound Predicate Compound Predicate = two verbs

15. 1. Intelligence, courage, and luck can help people survive. 2. During war, people sometimes leave their homes and lose their belongings. 3. Many young people join the army or work in factories.

16. 4. The novels of John Steinbeck and the poetry of Maya Angelou inspire me to write. 5. The groundhog tunneled beneath the fence and poked its head into our yard. 6. Albert Schweitzer won the Nobel Peace Prize and established a leper colony with the money. 7. Team pennants, rock posters and family photographs covered the boy's bedroom walls.