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Harcourt 10-11
Lesson 6
Grammar
Day 1
Compound Subjects
The BIG Question:
How can I write
a complete
sentence?
A complete sentence has two parts:
Subject
tells who or what the sentence is about
Predicate
tells what the subject does or is
all of the
words that
name the
person or thing
the sentence
is about
the main
word or
words in the
complete
subject of a
sentence
1. My little brother broke his finger.
2. His Uncle Bob asked for directions.
3. Those soldiers carried canteens.
4. Our new babysitter arrived late.
The BIG Question:
How can I write
a sentence with a
compound
subject?
A compound subject is made up of two
or more subjects joined by a conjunction,
such as and or or.
My mom and
my sister admired
the beautiful pictures
in the art gallery.
Julie’s mom or Emily’s dad
will drive us to the football
game on Saturday.
A
If compound
there are three
subject
or more
is made
subjects
up of
in two
a
or compound
more subjects
subject,
joined
use
bycommas
a conjunction,
to
such
separate
as and
them.
or or.
Pennants,
Pennants,
posters,
posters, and
and
photographs
photographs
covered
covered the
the
boy's
boy's bedroom
bedroom
walls.
walls.
Doughnuts, cookies, cakes,
and pies lined the shelves
of the bakery.
1. My little brother and his three friends
broke their crayons.
2. Uncle Bob and Aunt Betty asked for
directions to Hershey Park.
3. My mom, dad, and brother visited the
classroom at Open House.
4. Our new babysitter and her best
friend arrived late.
The BIG Question:
How can I write
a sentence with a
compound
subject?
Simple sentences that have the same
predicate can be combined to make one
sentence with a compound subject.
Ben is feeding the chickens. His
younger brother is feeding the
chickens.
Ben and his younger brother are
feeding the chickens.
Simple sentences that have the same
predicate can be combined to make one
sentence with a compound subject.
Ben could milk the cow. Katie could
milk the cow.
Ben or Katie could milk the cow.
Simple sentences that have the same
predicate can be combined to make one
sentence with a compound subject.
My best friend fed the lost dog. Her
neighbor fed the lost dog.
My best friend and her neighbor fed
the lost dog.
John won a medal at the soccer
competition. Lynn and Robert won
medals at the soccer competition.
John, Lynn, and Robert won medals
at the soccer competition.
My aunt and uncle came to visit.
My grandmother and grandfather
came, too.
My aunt, uncle, grandmother, and
grandfather came to visit.