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The subject of a sentence is generally defined as the noun or pronoun engaging in the activity of the verb. For example, study the following sentences:Beth reads very slowly.She reads very slowly.In the first sentence, “Beth” is the subject. In the second sentence, “She” is the subject. In both sentences, the subject is engaged in the activity of reading.When a sentence has two or more subjects, that’s called a “compound subject.” The individual subjects in a compound subject are joined by a coordinating conjunction (and, or, neither, nor). When the subjects are joined by “and,” the verb agrees with the pronoun “they.”Joanie and Chachi love each other. (NOT Joanie and Chachi loves each other.)When the subjects are joined by “or” or “neither/nor,” the verb agrees with the subject that is closest to the verb.The piano or the book case has to go.The piano or the tables have to go.Neither the pillows nor the curtains match the couch.Neither the pillows nor the blanket looks good in this room.
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Potato chips and cupcakes are bad for you.Uncle Jim, Aunt Sue and my cousin Jake went to Jamaica on vacation.Beth and Kendra read very slowly.The boots by the door and the flip-flops in the living room need to be put away.Neither the boots by the door nor the flip-flops in the living room will be here any more if you don’t put them away.Neither a tall man nor a short man lives in that house.Neither wind nor rain nor sleet nor hail can stop the U.S. Postal Service from delivering the mail.Neither the rugs downstairs nor the carpet upstairs has been vacuumed.Either you or your brother is going to be punished.Either the chicken or the beef in the freezer needs to be thawed for dinner tonight.Either the matches or the candles caused the fire.Either a rat or the gerbil keeps chewing up all my socks!Everything on the bed and everything in the closet was organized in under an hour.Nobody in the bank and nobody in the store saw the accident.Anyone soccer team and anybody on the basketball team is eligible for the scholarship.