please explain compound subjects and compound predicates.

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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
Compound subjects have two or more subjects.

Examples:

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

Compound predicates have two or more verbs.

Examples (the simple predicates are underlined):

The children came home and immediately did their homework.

A durian smells terrible but tastes delicious.

Check this site for more information.

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