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40 Can a Compound Subject Include a Pronoun?

Yes, and the Pronoun Comes Last.

A compound subject can include nouns and pronouns joined by

and or or .

1. My teammates and I are in the competition this year.

2. Parents and students think the competition is tough.
3. The team and I are excited.
4. The coach or the captain helps us.
5. Tracy, Janine, or I am first to score a point.
How do you know where to place the pronoun?
• Nouns always come before pronouns.
• The pronoun I always comes last.

Try It
A. Complete each sentence. Write the correct compound subject.

1. think we have a small team.

Our coach and I / I and our coach

2. Sandra and Ms. Smith work on speed.

Ms. Smith and she / She and Ms. Smith
think that speed is our best skill.

3. gather extra equipment.

The two teachers and we / We and the two teachers

4. know there are few resources for us.

Chris, the captain, and I / The captain, I, and Chris

5. save a little money each week.

Sarah, Sandra, and I / I, Sarah, and Sandra

6. Ms. Smith, think having heart is more

the captain, and I / I, and the captain
important than resources.

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B. Rewrite each sentence. Fix the compound subjects. Make sure the verbs agree.

7. My mom, I, sister, and brother patch up the uniforms.

8. Our neighbors, we, and friends think we have a lot of potential.

9. But they or the opposing school often think we won’t win.

10. She, I, or he helps with new plays.

11. We and the top two players have several strategies.

12. They, I, and Chris like to surprise the other team.

Write It
C. Answer the questions about a team or an organization that exceeded expectations.
Use compound subjects.

13. How does an underdog team win? The players aren’t expected to win.
play with less pressure.
14. How do members of the team overcome challenges?

15. Who thought the team would fail?

D. (16–20) Write five sentences that tell more about the team or organization
that exceeded expectations. Use compound subjects.

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