Question

please explain compound subjects and compound predicates.

Answer 1

These two sites give good examples and explanations of compound subjects and predicates.

http://ace.acadiau.ca/english/grammar/gsubpred.htm


http://209.85.165.104/search?q=cache:U6taU1HSidYJ:classroom.jc-schools.net/la/activities/SubjPred.ppt+compound+subjects+and+predicates&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=1&gl=us&ie=UTF-8

Answer 2

Compound subjects have two or more subjects.

Examples:

<u>Larry and Jerry</u> are twin brothers.
<u>TVs, computers, and cell phones</u> were invented in the twentieth century.

Compound predicates have two or more verbs.

Examples (the simple predicates are underlined):

The children <u>came</u> home and immediately <u>did</u> their homework.

A durian <u>smells</u> terrible but <u>tastes</u> delicious.

Check this site for more information.

http://ace.acadiau.ca/english/grammar/gsubpred.htm