Sentences with Compound Subjects

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Sentences with Compound Subjects
A compound subject has two or more parts.
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Notice that that the subject of each sentence has
two parts.

• Adam and Alex played on the same team.
• Sierra and Ashley went to the movies.

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A Conjunction

• A conjunction is a word used to join sentence
  parts.
• And and or are conjunctions.

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Examples

• Jon and Jason rode their skateboards.
• Samantha and Trent will help with the party.
• Sam or Harley wrote the story.

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Compound subjects can make your writing and
speaking flow smoothly.
Katie listens to country music. Sara listens to
country music. Combine sentences that repeat
similar ideas.
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Join the two sentences together.

• Katie and Sara listen to country music.

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Join the two sentences together.
Cody rode his bike to the park. Jason rode his
bike to the park. Cody and Jason rode their
bikes to the park.
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Sometimes a subject has three or more parts. Use
commas to separate the parts. Place a
conjunction before the last part.

• Keith, Ryan, and Lee played football.
• Kate, Samantha, and Kaylan won the writing
  contest.
• Juliano, Brandon, or Ron will help with the
  election.

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Compound Predicate

• A compound predicate has two or more parts.
• Cody tugged and pulled at the rope to win the
  contest.
• Trent ate and drank at the restaurant.

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When a predicate has three or more parts use
commas to separate the parts.

• Mike washed, folded, and ironed the clothes.
• Devin walked, bathed, and fed the dog.

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Compound predicates help make your writing and
speaking flow smoothly. Use them to combine
sentences with similar ideas.

• Mrs. Kobus welcomed her students.
• Mrs. Kobus taught her students.
• Mrs. Kobus welcomed and taught her students.