Read the sentence.
George and Gracie, two humpback whales, spout and dive in their tank at the aquarium.
What is the correct description of "spout and dive in their tank at the aquarium" in the sentence?
compound predicate
simple subject
compound subject
simple predicate
Would this be compound subject?
I think it would be simple subject?
its compound predicate
No, "spout and dive in their tank at the aquarium" is not a compound subject. A compound subject is a subject that consists of two or more nouns or pronouns joined by a conjunction, such as "George and Gracie."
In the given sentence, "George and Gracie" is the compound subject because it consists of two nouns joined by the conjunction "and."
"Spout and dive in their tank at the aquarium" is actually a compound predicate. A compound predicate is a predicate that consists of two or more verbs or verb phrases joined by a conjunction. In this sentence, "spout" and "dive" are the two verb phrases joined by the conjunction "and."
So the correct description of "spout and dive in their tank at the aquarium" in the sentence is "compound predicate."
No.
A subject (whether it's simple or compound) is the thing/person/people who are DOING the action of the sentence. Can you say that is true of what you chose?
No.
That's two wrong guesses. Please don't post about this question again.
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