Identify the compound subject for questions 5–6. Remember that and and or are not considered part of the subject.
Both the wind and the waves were impressive.
Compound subjects have more than one word and one of the conjunctions to join them.
Simple subject has only one word used as the subject.
Simple subject ~~> Tom threw the baseball.
Compound subject ~~> The boys and girls were all out on the playground.
Compound subject ~~> Either the boy or his sister was at home yesterday.
Let me know what you decide.