Identify the compound subject or compound predicate of a sentence

Key Notes :

🔹 Identify Compound Subject & Compound Predicate 🔹

What is a Subject?

The subject tells who or what the sentence is about. 🧑‍🏫

Example: The cat sleeps. 🐱

• Subject = The cat

What is a Predicate?

The predicate tells what the subject does or what happens to it. ✍️

Example: The cat sleeps on the sofa. 🛋️

• Predicate = sleeps on the sofa

What is a Compound Subject?

A compound subject has two or more subjects joined by a word like “and” or “or”. 🔗

Example: Raju and Priya play cricket. 🏏

• Compound Subject = Raju and Priya

Remember: The subjects together do the action. ✅

Tip: Look for who or what before the verb. 👀

What is a Compound Predicate?

A compound predicate has two or more actions performed by the same subject. 🔄

Example: Raju played football and scored a goal. ⚽🥅

• Compound Predicate = played football and scored a goal

Tip: Look for what the subject does; if there are two actions, it’s a compound predicate! 🎯

How to Identify Easily

• Find the subject first – who or what is the sentence about? 👤
• Check if there’s more than one subject – if yes, it’s compound! 🔗
• Find the predicate – what is the subject doing? ✍️
• Check if there are multiple actions – if yes, it’s compound! 🔄

Examples for Practice 📝

Sentence	Compound Subject?	Compound Predicate?
Raju and Priya went to the park and played games.	✅ Raju and Priya	✅ went to the park and played games
The dog barked loudly.	❌ Single Subject	❌ Single Predicate
Sunil or Amit will help you and give you tips.	✅ Sunil or Amit	✅ help you and give you tips

Emoji Trick to Remember 🌟

• 👤 + 👤 = Compound Subject
• ✍️ + ✍️ = Compound Predicate

Let’s try some problems! ✍️