for no ads

Difference between a compound subject and compound predicate in sentences?

2 replies
Anonymous:
Every year, Jake and Katie go to a kite-flying contest at school.

Is this sentence a compound subject or compound predicate?
:
AnonymousEvery year, Jake and Katie go to a kite-flying contest at school.
In my opinion, "Jake and Katie" is a compound subject.
The predicate has only one finite verb, "go." So it can't be compound.
Veteran Member20,154
Moderator: A super-user who takes care of the forums. You have the ability to message a moderator privately should you wish. These users have a range of elevated privileges including the deletion, editing and movement of posts when needed.Proficient Speaker: Users in this role are known to maintain an excellent grasp of the English language. You can only be promoted to this role by the Englishforums team.
:
Compound subject (Jake and Katie).
Veteran Member77,100
SystemAdministrator: A system administrator takes care of the inner workings of the entire system. These users have the ability to promote, ban and modify other users.Teachers: Users in this role are certified teachers. This may include DELTA, CELTA, TESOL, TEFL qualified professionals. Email a scan of your qualification to an admin, if you wish to be considered.
Interesting stuff
Live chat
Registered users can join here

Related forum topics:

Compound, complex, compound-complex...sentences...Compound predicate nominative?Compound adjectives?A compound sentence?Compound nouns and other queries.?compound & complex sentences?Commas in compound sentences where the second...subject and predicate?compound noun - hyphenate?Compound subjects and compound predicates...?Comma - Compound Predicate or Parenthetical...Compound subject sentences and compound...Compound subject/predicate?Compound predicate or Comma Splice (omitted...Compund Subject and Compound Predicate?Simple or compound sentence?

Places to start

 

Community Sites

Browse Englishforums


Help