Author Question: A sentence reads Jen and Fiona have been promoted to the same position. In this sentence, Jen and ... (Read 105 times)

go.lag · **on:** Jun 23, 2018

A sentence reads Jen and Fiona have been promoted to the same position. In this sentence, Jen and Fiona is an example of a(n) _____.

A. compound subject
B. simple predicate
C. verb
D. adverb

Question 2

A sentence reads The dog jumped over the fence. In this sentence, the subject is _____.

A. dog
B. jumped
C. over
D. fence

bob · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 23, 2018

Answer to Question 1

A
In the given sentence, Jen and Fiona is an example of a compound subject. A compound
subject is two or more subjects joined by a conjunction, such as and, but, or, or nor.

Answer to Question 2

A
In the given sentence, the subject is dog. The subject of a sentence names the person or
persons speaking, the person or persons spoken to, or the person(s) or thing(s) spoken about.