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B. Now, complete these sentences with a direct object or an indirect object, or
both.

1. I bought a present .

2. He gave to his brother.

3. Mum will make .

4. She wrote .

5. They built .

6. Shikha wants .

7. The artist painted .

8. My Grandma tells .

9. Papa sold his car .

10. Carroll wrote .

Compound Subject and Predicate

You have read that the subject in a sentence can be one word, two words or phrases.

Now, read these sentences.
• Gaurav and Sabina go to the same school.
• The book shelf or the book case has to go.

• Both the dog and the cat are sleeping out in the backyard.
• Neither the cushions nor the curtains match the couch.
• Either Kavita or Isha can work on this assignment.

In these sentences, the subjects are joined by conjunctions.

When there are two or more subjects in a sentence and they are joined by
conjunctions like and, or, both…and, either…or, neither…nor, as well as, along
with or not only…but also, the sentence is said to have a compound subject.

Now, read these sentences.
• Gaurav not only plays tennis in the evenings Note
but also swims. Sometimes, sentences can have both
• The cat climbs the tree and sleeps on the compound subjects and compound

branch. predicates. For example,

In these sentences, the predicates are joined by • Both Nina and Saurav not only
attend art classes but also practise
conjunctions.
playing the piano every Friday.

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