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Hi, Simply put, a compound subject involves more than one subject. A compound predicate involves more than one verb.I've marked the subject(s) in pink, and the verb(s) in green. If you still have questions, please post again.Wait until your son gets math homework.Best wishes, CliveMy son had...

My bread and butter is teaching English.When the compound subject is treated or considered as a unit, use a singular verb. When it is treated otherwise, both the plural and singular is okay.There was chocolate and (there was) flour on the floor.There were chocolate and floor on the ... (two...

It's not an easy sentence. You have a compound subject, so you'd think a plural verb would be required. If you said, "One of the important influences is that of nature," you'd easily accept that "influences" is not the subject, and you'd reject "One of...

I think so. You have a compound subject, "waking", and "sounds," so you require a plural verb, "were." I would say, "in my bed." It's difficult to parse this sentence, if I use the term correctly. It would read better if both subjects were the...

A "while" clause usually answers the question "when," although it could have other uses. But that's the way we were using it in your example. So that makes the clause adverbial in function, modifying the verb. "Since" is more like "because," and would...

I'm amused by the credit given to native speakers. We can say, "I've never heard such a thing," or "I'd say it this way," but that doesn't mean we know what's "correct." For example, when I say, "Just between you and me, I think she's great," people from the next register are horrified. "NO,...

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Hi Teo I hope the following will be helpful. In BrE, it should be There is a cat and a dog. Below is the information extracted from two books on English usage. The first book is on British English usage, the second on American English usage. 'The Right Word at the Right Time'...

The limitation and the damage - compound subject linked by and, so use the plural form of the verb, do. (Does the contract really impose damage?)

I can only tell you my experiences as a parent. My older daugher is 10. This year, she brought home papers in which she had to identify things like the simple subject, the complete subject, the simple predicate, the complete predicate, etc. She also had exercises last year on whether something...