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Missouri State University
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ENG 191 | Grammar Skills
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2022
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Leland Mcdonald

017_GTE_XXXXX_B_G_U1.pdf Name 9 January 9, 2013 09:41:00 Date What’s a Compound Subject? It’s a Subject with Two or More Nouns. When a subject has two or more nouns joined by and or or , it is called a compound subject. 1. Adults and children help our community. 2. Henry and Fiona plan a fundraiser. 3. A book sale or a cake sale makes money. 4. The parents or the school needs to help. 5. The school or the parents need to help. How do you know what verb to use with a compound subject? • If you see and , use a plural verb like help or plan. • If you see or , look at the last noun in the subject. Is it singular? Then use a singular verb. Is it plural? Then use a plural verb. Try It A. Write the correct form of the verb in parentheses. 1. My classmates and our community our town beautiful. 2. The bank and the grocery store 3. Parents and teens donate / donates 5. An adult or teens 7. The parents or the school © National Geographic Learning, a part of Cengage Learning, Inc. 011-020_GTE_443485_B_G_U1.indd 17 help / helps , too. shovels. bring / brings 6. My friends and my classmates money for a new park. trees. plant / plants 4. The mayor and police officers together to make work / works water / waters take / takes the new plants. photos. 17 12/5/12 1:54:51 PM 018_GTE_XXXXX_B_G_U1.pdf January 9, 2013 09:41:01 B. Complete each sentence with a compound subject to match the verb. 8. and 9. My and my 10. The volunteer there, too. and the 11. Both 12. volunteer at the local hospital. keep my brother and sister busy. and or love to see them. visits every Saturday. Write It C. Answer the questions about community service. Use compound subjects correctly. 13. What do you do to help at home or at school? 14. What accomplishments are you proud of? 15. Which two places in your community would you most like to volunteer? D. (16–20) Write at least five sentences to tell why you would choose to do community service. Make sure you use at least two compound subjects. 18 011-020_GTE_443485_B_G_U1.indd 18 © National Geographic Learning, a part of Cengage Learning, Inc. 12/5/12 1:54:55 PM

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