Instructions: Read, study, and learn this lesson. Then do the exercise.  When you are satisfied that you understand the lesson, take the test.

Sentences In Which the Subject Is Understood

1. The subject you is usually left out of a sentence that makes a request or gives a command.

Examples:

Clean the car. 

(You clear the car.)

Move this plant to the other side of the house. 

(You move this plant…)

2. In these sentences the verbs are .clean. and .move.  In both sentences, the subjects are the same.  Who must .clean. and .move?  The subject is you, even though the words are not present in either of the sentences.

3. The subject in this kind of sentence is said to be understood.

Compound Subjects & Verbs

1. When two or more subjects are connected by “and” or “or” and have the same verb, they are called a compound subject.

Example: Meat and vegetables should be part of every meal.

The verb is .should be. The compound subject is meat and vegetables.

2. When two or more verbs are joined by a connecting word and have the same subject, they are called compound verbs:

Examples: At the concert, we watched the performance and danced in the isles.

Compound verbs: .watched. and .danced.  Subject: we.

I watched one movie and recorded one television show.

Compound verb: .watched. and .recorded.  Subject: I

Exercise, Lesson 30

Instructions: On a separate sheet of paper, write out each sentence and identify and mark the parts of speech:

Example: [My] sister and [her] friend .will meet. /us/ {in Washington, D.C. }, and we .will drive. {to New York City}.  We .will get. {on the interstate highway} {at exit 72} and .drive. {most} {of the night}.

1. There are two binders ready to be picked up from the office.

2. There are twelve homeless people living and working at the shelter.

3. There are ten girls and nine boys in our English class this year.

4. Our friends and neighbors were singing and dancing during the celebration.

5. Where did you and Liz buy your music players?

6. Stay here while I go around to the side door.

7. Please bring me the report from the table.

8. Click on the folder, which is in the upper right corner of the computer’s desktop.

9. Shoes and shirts are required in the snack bar.

10. Here is the web address I was telling you about.

Test, Lesson 30

Instructions: Answer the following questions.

1. In what type of sentence is the subject you usually left out?

2. What is the subject of the following sentence?  Take this report to the assistant manager.

3. How do you refer to a subject that is not present in a sentence?

4. When two or more subjects are connected by “and” or “or” and have the same verb, what are they called?

5. When two or more verbs are joined by a connecting word and have the same subject, what are they are called?

Instructions: Mark the parts of speech in the following sentences:

1. There are two binders ready to be picked up from the office.

2. There are twelve homeless people living and working at the shelter.

3. There are ten girls and nine boys in our English class this year.

4. Our friends and neighbors were singing and dancing during the celebration.

5. Where did you and Liz buy your MP3 players?

6. Stay here while I go around to the side door.

7. Please bring me the report from the table.

8. Click on the folder, which is in the upper right corner of the desktop.

9. Shoes and shirts are required in the snack bar.

10.  Here is the web address I was telling you about.