1. Compound Subjects and Predicates

2. Numerous trees and bushes respond to seasonal weather changes.
Compound Subject: two or more subjects that are joined by a conjunction and have the same verb
Numerous trees and bushes respond to seasonal weather changes.
Compound Predicate: two or more verbs that are joined by a conjunction and have the same subject That mammal has wings and can fly like a bird.
*Find conjunctions to help find both of compound.*

3. Underline the compound subject in each sentence.
The live oak and the Douglas fir remain green year-round.
In the autumn these and other deciduous trees lose their leaves.

4. Add a compound subject to each of the following predicates
Add a compound subject to each of the following predicates. Use and or or to join the parts of your compound subject.
_______________________________________________ decorate the walls of my room at home.

5. Underline each compound verb(s).
A mammal can move as fast as a car and rise as high as an airplane.
The bumblebee bat has a five-inch wingspan and weighs less than a dime.

6. Bats _______________________ in the darkness of a cave.
Add a compound verb to complete each of the following sentences. Use and, or or but to join the parts of the compound verb.
Bats _______________________ in the darkness of a cave.
Birds and squirrels _____________________________ each other at the bird feeder.

7. ______ Salty peanuts and chewy raisins make a tasty snack.
Underline the compound subject or compound predicate (verb) in each of the following sentences. On the line, write CS for compound subject or CP for compound predicate.
______ Salty peanuts and chewy raisins make a tasty snack.
______ I should eat a peanut butter sandwich and taste grape jelly.

8. Combine each pair of sentences to create one sentence with a compound subject or compound predicate. Write the new sentence on the line.
Jill’s father is an excellent cook. Susie’s mother is an excellent cook too. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________