Transcript Compound Subjects

Lesson 3
Compound Subjects
Objective:
(What You Will Learn)
•To recognize and
write compound
subjects that agree
with their verbs.
Here’s the Idea:
A compound subject
is made up of two or
more subjects joined
by a conjunction
such as and, but, or,
or nor.
Subjects joined by and
When two or more
subjects are joined by
and, the verb is
plural.
Subjects joined by and
Both the mayor and
the governor have
offices downtown.
Subjects joined by Or or Nor
When joined by or or
nor, look at the
subject (noun) after
or or nor.
Subjects joined by Or or Nor
Neither work nor tasks
suit Matt very well.
Neither tasks nor work
suits Matt very well.
1. Sarah and Shelby
(walk, walks) to
school.
2. Neither shoes nor
jackets (fit, fits) in
the lockers.
3. Elephants and
rhinos (live, lives) in
the jungle.
4. Odie or Vanessa
(know, knows) the
answer.
5. Both trees and
flowers (require,
requires) sunlight.
6. Neither a mop nor
sponge (absorb,
absorbs) the spill.
7. Either you or I
(need, needs) to
finish the project.
8. The jacket and the
backpack (is, are)
laying on the floor.
Closure
Today you learned to
recognize and write
compound subjects that
agree with their verbs.