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Compound Subjects and Compound
Verbs • Practice 1
Compound Subjects A compound subject is two or more subjects that have the same verb and are
Joined by a conjunction such as and or or.
COMPOUND SUBJECTS
Pines and spruces are both evergreen trees.
Clothes or records make perfect gifts.
Compound Verbs A compound verb is two or more verbs that have the same subject and are joined by
a conjunction such as and or or.
COMPOUND VERBS
Jill wrote and performed her own music.
He will play golf or fog on Saturday.
Exercise 1
Identifying Compound Subjects. Underline each compound subject in these
sentences.
EXAMPLE: Pam and Kathy have a birthday next week.
1. The house and the barn were painted red.
2. Lemons, limes, and oranges are citrus fruits.
3. On Saturday afternoon, my sister and I visited the zoo.
4. Paintings and sculpture can be found in the museum.
5. My mother or father will take me to the game.
6. Jewelry and pottery were on sale at the bazaar.
7. Cows and horses grazed on the hillsides,

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What type of people did not belong to any of the 3 estates in medieval english society?

Read the excerpts from part 3 of "an occurrence at owl creek bridge." a rising sheet of water curved over him, fell down upon him, blinded him, strangled him! the cannon had taken a hand in the game. as he shook his head free from the commotion of the smitten water he heard the deflected shot humming through the air ahead, and in an instant it was cracking and smashing the branches in the forest beyond. *** a whiz and rattle of grapeshot among the branches high above his head roused him from his dream. the baffled cannoneer had fired him a random farewell. he sprang to his feet, rushed up the sloping bank, and plunged into the forest. *** as he is about to clasp her he feels a stunning blow upon the back of the neck; a blinding white light blazes all about him with a sound like the shock of a cannon—then all is darkness and silence! what function does the motif of the cannon serve throughout the story? the cannon continually pushes farquhar to continue his journey through his dream and back to reality. the cannon encourages farquhar to investigate whether his escape was a dream or reality. the cannon reminds farquhar that time is subjective and encourages him to move quickly in order to reach his home. the cannon represents farquhar’s romantic dream that he escaped his execution and will return home.