Compound subjects

2. Compound subjects • Two nouns can be joined by and/or • Anthony and Mae baked the bread. • Correlative conjunctions can join compound subjects • Either Antony or Mae baked the bread.

3. Identify subjects and verbs • 1. Both you and I should go downtown. • 2. Where will you and your father go on vacation? • 3. Kettles of soup and tray of sandwiches sat on the counter.

4. Compound verbs • Can be joined by fanboys or correlative conjunction. • The students and teachers wrote the play and produced it. • Sue and she will either buy or rent the DVD.

5. 1. Tony rewound the tape and the pressed play. • 2. At the fair, Dan ran faster than the other boys and won the prize.

6. 1. Will you either walk home or wait for the bus? • 2. She will not only bring the salad but also bake the bread.

7. Compound sentence • Two equally related thoughts Joined with , plus fanboys Or ; Or ; transition word, (however, moreover, therefore,etc)

8. Compound sentences are equal • The cat knocked over a lamp. The dog chewed up my shoe. • The cat knocked over a lamp, and the dog chewed up my shoe. • The cat knocked over a lamp; the dog chewed up my shoe. • The cat knocked over a lamp; meanwhile, the dog chewed up my shoe.

9. Complex sentence • Not equal. The idea that can stand alone (independent clause) is emphasized. After, Although, As, because, before, even, if, since, so that • Supposing, than, that, though, until, Unless, when, whenever • Where, whether, which, while, whowhoever, why

10. Identify the emphasized clause • 1. That Dracula is a such a frightening character does not help the bat’s reputation. • 2. Although some people think bats are dangerous, they rarely attack humans. • 3. The whale shark, which feeds on plankton, is harmless to people. • 4. Most sharks have pointed fins that stick out of water.