2 Compound Subjects and Verbs

Compound Subjects & Verbs
Concept Review :
What is a Subject? Reviewing
What is a Verb? Learning
What is a Clause? Objectives
What is a Phrase?
New Concepts:
What is a Compound New

Subject?
What is a Compound Learning
Verb?
What is Subject-Verb
Objectives
Agreement?
A Quick Review…
A Subject is… A Verb is…
The noun that does the
action of the verb. (The The word(s) that tell(s)
noun that pairs with the what the subject does or
verb.) how the subject exists.
Examples:
Babies cry. The sky is blue.
A Quick Review…
A Clause is… A Phrase is…
A group of words that A group of words that lack
include both a Subject a Subject-Verb
and a Verb. combination.
Examples: Examples:
The dog was in the way. In the way (no Subject)
John was invited to the To the party (no Verb)
party. Driving to the mall (the mall
isn’t doing the driving)
Discovering Subjects…
Sentences with Compound Subjects
When two nouns combine with the same verb,

the subject is compound.
Example:
Mom and Dad left for work early.
Compound Subject: Mom & Dad

Verb: left
A Compound Subject is a two-part subject
connected by:
And
Or
Either…or
Neither… nor
Not only… but [also]
Examples of Compound Subject sentences:
My friend and I like to ski.
Bill or Mike will pick up the car.
Neither Mom nor Dad likes being late to church.

Compound Subjects
 A compound subject may look like two
subjects, but the parts fuse together, thus
forming only one subject.
 Peter and Paul met in Jerusalem. (One compound

subject).
 Peter, James, and John went fishing in Galilee.

(One compound subject).
Compound Subjects
 When a compound subject combines
with a verb, it forms a single clause.
 (After all, a compound subject is a single
subject, remember!)
 EX:
◦ Grace and Helen went to the fair (1 clause)
◦ Craig and John hiked up Mount Kilimanjaro (1

clause).
Compound Verb
 A compound verb is much like a
compound subject. A compound verb
is formed when two verbs combine
together with the same subject.
◦ Ex:
 The dog leaped in the air and caught the
frisbee.
 (Both “leaped” and “caught” are verbs
describing what the subject “dog” did.)
Compound verb
 Like the compound subject, the
compound verb counts as only one
verb.
 The parts of the compound verb have fused
together to form a unified whole.
The kittens wrestled and played. (1 compound verb)
The wolves chased the antelope but failed to catch it.

(It seems odd, but “chased” and “failed” count as one
compound verb because they join together to tell what the
wolves did).
Compound Verb
 When a compound verb combines
with a subject, it counts as a single
clause.
 After all, a compound verb counts as one verb,
not two.
 The horse whinnied and shook his mane. (1 clause)
 The broker miscalculated and lost all his earnings for the year. (1 clause)
Wrinkle: Compound Subjects and Verbs
 A compound subject can also combine

with a compound verb
 James and his dog ran and tumbled down the hill.
 My wife and I looked for the wedding band but couldn’t find it.
Compound Subjects and Verbs
 A clause containing a compound subject
and a compound verb still counts as a
single clause.
 Remember, a compound subject is a single subject, and
a compound verb is a single verb. So you still have one
subject joining up with one verb.
 My wife and I looked for the wedding band but couldn’t find it.
(1 clause)
 Harold and James sledgehammered the brick wall and broke

it to pieces. (1 clause)
When a new clause occurs
 A new clause occurs only when a new subject
appears that has no connection to the verb of the
previous subject.
 The dog barked and the cat hissed. (2 clauses)

◦ Obviously, the cat does not bark. As such, we have a new subject that
has no connection to the verb of the previous subject.
 The engine died and the man pulled his hair in exasperation.
(2 clauses)
◦ Again, the man obviously does not die – only the engine dies. As such,
the second subject (man) has no connection to the verb of the first subject
(died).

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Compound Subjects & Verbs

What is a Compound New

When two nouns combine with the same verb,

Compound Subject: Mom & Dad

My friend and I like to ski.

Bill or Mike will pick up the car.

Neither Mom nor Dad likes being late to church.

 Peter and Paul met in Jerusalem. (One compound

 Peter, James, and John went fishing in Galilee.

◦ Craig and John hiked up Mount Kilimanjaro (1

The kittens wrestled and played. (1 compound verb)

The wolves chased the antelope but failed to catch it.

 The horse whinnied and shook his mane. (1 clause)

 A compound subject can also combine

 Harold and James sledgehammered the brick wall and broke

 The dog barked and the cat hissed. (2 clauses)

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