Exercise: Combining Sentences with Compound Subjects or Predicates

Rewrite each pair of sentences as one sentence with a compound subject or a compound predicate.

1. Sentence pair: - The cat meowed loudly. The dog barked incessantly. - Compound subject: The cat and the dog. - Combined sentence: The cat and the dog meowed loudly and barked incessantly.

2. Sentence pair: - She danced gracefully. He sang beautifully. - Compound subject: She and he. - Combined sentence: She and he danced gracefully and sang beautifully.

3. Sentence pair: - The sun rose. The birds started chirping. - Compound subject: The sun and the birds. - Combined sentence: The sun rose and the birds started chirping.

4. Sentence pair: - They laughed. They cried. - Compound subject: They. - Combined sentence: They laughed and cried.

5. Sentence pair: - The car honked loudly. The truck screeched to a halt. - Compound predicate: Honked loudly and screeched to a halt. - Combined sentence: The car honked loudly and the truck screeched to a halt.

6. Sentence pair: - She cooked dinner. She set the table. - Compound predicate: Cooked dinner and set the table. - Combined sentence: She cooked dinner and set the table.

7. Sentence pair: - The children played outside. The adults chatted indoors. - Compound predicate: Played outside and chatted indoors. - Combined sentence: The children played outside and the adults chatted indoors.

8. Sentence pair: - He ran fast. He jumped high. - Compound predicate: Ran fast and jumped high. - Combined sentence: He ran fast and jumped high.

9. Sentence pair: - The students studied diligently. The teacher explained the lesson. - Compound predicate: Studied diligently and explained the lesson. - Combined sentence: The students studied diligently and the teacher explained the lesson.

10. Sentence pair: - The rain poured heavily. The thunder rumbled loudly. - Compound predicate: Poured heavily and rumbled loudly. - Combined sentence: The rain poured heavily and the thunder rumbled loudly.