Compound Subjects and Predicates

A compound subject consists of two or more subjects that share the same verb and are joined by a conjunction.

Example: 'The boys and the girls enjoyed that movie very much.'

A compound predicate consists of two or more verbs or verb phrases that share the same subject and are joined by a conjunction.

Example: 'The firefighter climbed the ladder and rescued the baby.'

Compound subjects allow for more concise expression of multiple subjects performing the same action.

Compound predicates allow for more concise expression of multiple actions performed by the same subject.

The conjunction is 'and'.

Look for two or more nouns or pronouns that are joined by a conjunction and share the same verb.

Look for two or more verbs or verb phrases that are joined by a conjunction and share the same subject.

A simple subject consists of a single noun or pronoun, while a compound subject consists of two or more nouns or pronouns.