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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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