First, read the pair of sentences and notice how they were combined. Then, indicate if the new sentence includes a compound subject, compound verb, or compound object.
Lion cubs are born with spots. Lion cubs lose their spots by the third month.
Lion cubs are born with spots, but they lose their spots by the third month.
a. compound object
b. compound subject
c. compound verb

The new sentence, Lion cubs are born with spots, but they lose their spots by the third month, is an example of a COMPOUND VERB.

Compound verb are verbs used in a sentence by a single subject.

The subject in the sentence is LION CUBS.
The compound verbs in the sentence are ARE BORN and LOSE.

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PICKEL519 PICKEL519 · Answer 2 · 2019-01-09T19:07:49+01:00

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First, read the pair of sentences and notice how they were combined. Then, indicate if the new sentence includes a compound subject, compound verb, or compound object.

Lion cubs are born with spots. Lion cubs lose their spots by the third month.

Lion cubs are born with spots, but they lose their spots by the third month.

A. compound object

B. compound subject

C. compound verb

ANSWER = C. compound verb

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