Jane W. answered • 12/08/18
Patient and Experienced Writing Tutor
In a compound sentence, two sentences have been joined by a comma and a conjunction such as "and", "but", "or", "so",, "for', "yet", or "nor". The subject is the noun or pronoun doing the action or being something if there is a being verb. There will be at least one subject and one predicate on each side of the conjunction, in other words, one subject and one predicate in each sentence..
To find the subject ask, "Who or what is doing or being something?" The answer is the simple subject.
Next, ask "What is the subject doing or being?" The answer is the simple predicate.
The complete subject includes any words describing the subject. The complete predicate includes any words describing the predicate.
Example: The young boy was trapped in the horse barn at the end of the pasture.
Subject = boy Complete subject = The young boy
Predicate = was trapped Complete predicate = was trapped in the horse barn at the end of the pasture
Example of compound sentence:
The young boy was trapped in the horse barn at the end of the pasture, but he soon found a way to escape by climbing out the window.
Subject of second half = he The complete subject = he (no other words describe the boy)
Predicate of second half= found The complete predicate= he soon found a way to escape by climbing out the window (soon tells when he found a way)
