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- Compound Subjects and Verbs
- Type S for subject, V for verb, B for both, or N for neither.
- 1
- Phillip and Sam ate six pizzas each.
- S
- Marie skates and skiis in the winter.
- V
- She has six kittens in her garage.
- N
- The painter cleaned, scraped, and painted the wall.
- V
- He made six window frames and painted seven rooms.
- V
- Where did Sam spend his vacation?
- N
- Is there enough ice cream and syrup for all the people?
- S
- The farmer plowed and planted the corn.
- V
- The corn grew and was harvested.
- V
- Corn grows to a height of eight feet.
- N
- There are usually seven to ten ears for each plant.
- S
- She planned, researched, and wrote a fine report.
- V
- The report was sixty pages long.
- N
- Her topic was throughly researched and explained.
- N
- Deon and Fred left yesterday.
- S
- The hefty men lifted and moved the piano.
- V
- The space shuttle waited for lift off.
- N
- The space shuttle shuddered but lifted off the pad with a roar.
- V
- Men in space must store and breathe their own air.
- V
- People in space become physically weak as time goes by.
- N
- Luanne folded and cut the paper.
- V
- Luanne made sixteen cutouts of birds and turtles.
- N
- Luanne and Sue kept the scissors in the top drawer.
- S
- Luanne and Sue answered the phone and took new orders.
- B
- Anne cleaned and polished her bike.
- V
- Anne and Amanda baked three trays of cookies and seven trays of fudge.
- S
- Anne and Amanda are good friends.
- S
- Amanda and Anne argued but resolved their problems.
- B
- The candle burned and dripped red wax.
- V
- The candle left drops of wax on the table.
- N
- The lantern contained one half pint of kerosene.
- N
- The lantern burned most of the night but went out at dawn.
- V
- The temperature and tide were perfect for fishing.
- S
- The tide rose and fell on the clean sand.
- V
- Two pelicans flew by and dipped into the sea for crunchy fish.
- V
- Three pelicans and six gulls settled down on the speckled sand.
- S
- Pete smiled and waved at his friends.
- V
- Pete raced his aluminium bike down the road.
- N
- Camping and hiking are popular sports.
- S
- Hayes visited the park often.
- N
- Hayes suggested a new service project.
- N
- Hayes earned and wore his merit badge.
- V
- John was too quick for the other boys.
- N
- By the end of the game the team was worn out.
- N
- At the beginning of the game, our team hit and scrambled for seven runs.
- V
- They lost the game yet played well.
- V
- They won the game yet acted like losers.
- V
- Maple syrup is gathered and boiled in early sping.
- V
- Maple syrup will not spoil if it is kept in the refrigerator.
- N
- Corn muffins and soda biscuits are popular in the South.
- S