USING COMPOUND SUBJECT AND SIMPLE PREDICATE

Focus: Use simple sentence with compound subject and simple predicate

LET’S REVIEW

What is a simple sentence? Give simple sentence with simple subject with simple
predicate.

LET’ S STUDY

Read the paragraph:

Flying Kites in the Greenfields

It was a fineyard windy Saturday. Fate, Vincent, and Vergel went on their way to
the greenfields to fly kite. Flying kites is their favorite hobby. Blacky and Browny
were looking at them seriously. Birds and dragonflies could be seen up there in the
sky. Vincent and Vergel held on their kites tightly to make them fly high in the
wind. Fate was looking on, the mountains and trees made the greenfields
refreshing.

These are sentences taken from the paragraph.

1. Fate, Vincent , and Vergel went on their way to the greenfields to fly kite.
2. Blacky and Browny were looking at them.
3. Birds and dragonflies could be seen up there in the sky.
4. Vincent and Vergel held on their kites tightly to make them fly high in the
wind.
5. The mountains and trees made the greenfields refreshing.

LET’S DISCUSS
 Whom are talked about in the sentences/
 What words in the sentences tell about the subjects?
 How many subjects are there in each sentence?
 What kind of subjects are they?
 What word joins the subjects?
 You can record your answers using the “T-CHART” Strategy

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Compound Subjects Simple Predicate

Fate,Vincent,Vergel went
Blacky,Browny were watching

Birds,dragonflies could be seen

Vincent,Vergel held
Mountains,trees made

Our pattern for these simple sentences is

compound subject and simple predicate or
CS + SP

Remember:
1. Two or more simple subject can be joined together to form
compound subject of the sentence.
2. The simple predicate includes only one verb that tells what the
subjects did or what happened to the subjects.
3. Two or more subjects can be joined by the connective , “AND”
4. We use the Pattern CS + SP to form a complete sentence.

LET’S APPLY

Exercise 1. Combine the following pairs of sentences to make one

sentence using the pattern CS +SP

1. Eggplants are fruit vegetables. Tomatoes are fruit vegetables.

2. Makopa can be grown by marcotting. Chico can be grown by marcotting.
3. The guava is a fruit –bearing tree. The mango is a fruit-bearing tree.
4. The coconut is a useful plant. The chico is a useful plant.
5. The poinsettia has no scent. The bougainvillaea has no scent.
6. Birds help propagate plants. Animals help propagate plants.
Exercise 2. a. Write three sentences about the poinsettia and the
bougainvillaea based on the following paragraph.Begin your sentence with:
The poinsettia and the bougainvillaea……

The poinsettia is an attractive plant. It has brightly colored bracts which are
sometimes mistaken for flowers. It has tiny flowers which are hidden by bracts.
The bougainvillaea is an attractive plant. It has brightly colored bracts which are
sometimes mistaken for flowers. It has tiny flowers which are hidden by bracts.

b. Use the pattern CS + SP about the things below.

1. A star apple a chico

2. A lettuce a pechay
3. A narra tree an acacia tree
4. A rose a rosal
5. Popcorn cheese curls

Exercise 3. Using the things around the classroom,make your own sentences
using the CS + SP pattern.

Exercise 4. Pick out the sentences that used the CS +SP Pattern

1. Liza and Coney are sisters.

2. Books are fun to read.
3. Isah and Czarina are playful kids.
4. Tess and I will dust the window and wax the furnitures.
5. Ants and bees are industrious insects.
6. May and Christine will donate old clothes. Plants nad animals differ in
many things.
7. Telephones and telegraphs are good inventions.
8. Liza and Ana baked the cake and served it.
9. Books and magazines give information.
 10. The courageous and the industrious will progress and will succeed in
life.

TEST YOURSELF

Match column A with column B. Then write the sentences using the
CS + SP pattern:

Column A Column B
Compound subjects Simple predicates
1. The funny clown and the dancing a. Decorated the stage to be used for
horse the sentence seminar
2. The rescuers and the police b. Practiced tirelessly in the gym
3. The birds and the bees c. Did wonderful tricks during the
show
4. The coach and his players d. Saved the countless lives
5. The teachers and pupils e. Moved from flower to flower

6. Drugs and other vices f. Visited our sick relative

7. Mother and I g. Destroy one’s future.
8. Lolo and lola h. Discussed about the new library
9. The members of the committee and i. Either find a hollow tree for a home.
the mayor
10. Birds and tree squirrels j. Went to the mall to watch a movie.

Write 5 sentences using the CS + SP pattern, underlining the subject and

encircling the predicate.
 USING SIMPLE SUBJECT AND COMPOUND PREDICATE

FOCUS:Use simple sentence with simple subject and compound predicate

LET’S REVIEW

Circle the simple subject and underline the simple predicate

1. The tree bears good fruits.

2. The Philippines is an archipelago .
3. All Filipinos are hardworking people.
4. The people near the volcano left their homes.
5. Mt Bulusan is found in Sorsogon.

LET’S STUDY

Read the paragraph:

Mother and Baby

After work , mother loves to cuddle and play with her cute baby boy.
This has become her routine ,since she enjoys and feels the warmth of
baby’s touch through her fingers. She sees and assures herself that there
is never dull moment with her baby. Baby smiles and giggles with
mother while playing. Mother’s touch outgrows and complete baby’s
day.

 State one complete sentence from the paragraph and write on the board.

Ex.

1. Mother loves to cuddle and play with her cute baby boy.
2. She enjoys and feels the warmth of baby’s touch through her fingers.
3. She sees and assures herself that there is never a dull moment with her baby.
4. Baby smiles and giggles with mother while playing.
 5. Mother’s touch outgrows and completes baby’s day.

LET’S DISCUSS AND ANALYZE

 Who is being talked about in sentence no.1?
 How many subjects are there in each sentence?
 How many predicates are there in each sentence?
 What word joins the predicates?
 What kind of subjects do we have in the sentences?
 What kind of predicates are in the sentences?

Let’s have other examples.:

1. The monkey-eating eagle builds its nest on the tallest tree and usually lays only one
egg.
2. The children play and eat in the playground.
3. Bill bought new cellphone and gave it to Patsy.
4. We took the bus to the city and walked to the national museum.
5. We drove to the river and fished for trouts.

Remember:
a. The simple subject is the word that tells who or what the sentence
is all about.
b. The compound predicate consists of two or more verbs/verb
phrases joined by and/or.
c. We use the connector and to join compound predicates.
d. Use the pattern SS+ CP to make a simple sentence.

LET’S APPLY
Exercise 1. Read the sentences and use the “T- Chart” strategy to identify
the simple subject and compound predicate;

1. Uncle Bob looked at and told Jun to close the refrigerator.

2. Jun was shocked and stared at Uncle Bob.
3. Jun opened the refrigerator and got water to drink.
4. Jun shut the refrigerator and left.
5. Uncle Bob holds a book and sits on his rocking chair.
Exercise 2. Underline the simple subject once and the compound predicate
twice using colored chalk:

1. The birds feed on the ripe guavas and scatter the seed all over the place.
 2. The teacher calls for a homeroom P.T.A. meeting and discusses the grading
system to them.
3. The models wore elegant gowns and travel the world extensively.
4. The gardener sweeps the dry leaves and buries them.
5. We visited Merry Hospital one Sunday afternoon and brought fresh flowers to
a sick friend.

Exercise 3. Join the pair of sentences using the SS + CP pattern.

1. The fern is a flowerless plant. The fern grows most anywhere.

2. The ampalaya is an edible plant. The ampalaya needs a trellis to climb on.
3. Pechay grows from seeds. Pechay produces edible leaves.
4. The sampaguita is a fragrant flower. It is grown in any part of the Philippines.
5. Jojo worked for the future. Jojo saved for the future.

Exercise 4. Construct your own sentence using the pattern ss + cp

TEST YOURSELF:
Make a new sentence from each pair of sentences by combining
the predicates.

1.Our school is very proud of its band

Our school supports it during competition.
2.The president of the company resigned today.
The president of the company went on a vacation in Tagaytay.
2. Miriam wrote the letter.
Miriam mailed it at the post office.
3. Mary Ann took pictures of a model.
Mary Ann showed the pictures to her friends.
4. They will walk along the beaches.
They will look for seashells.
5. The flower of the squash is bright yellow in color.
The flower of the squash is edible.
6. The sampaguita is a beautiful flower.
The sampaguita smells very sweet.
7. The housefly is a household pest.
The housefly stays in dirty places.
8. The weeds can be processed.
The weeds can be made into fertilizer.
9. The root system of a plant anchors the plant.
The root system of a plant absorbs water.