To Learn Grip on compound subjects and predicates.
Compound subjects are two or more nouns or pronouns joined by a conjunction. Compound predicates are two or more simple predicates joined by a conjunction.
In the following examples, the compound subjects are underlined and the simple subjects are in boldface.
The home team and the visiting team shook hands after the game.
Boxes, bags, and paint cans filled the garage.
In the following examples, the compound predicates are underlined and the simple predicates are in boldface.
The baby yawned, stretched, and wrinkled her nose. A good show horse prances and tosses its mane.
