Compound Subjects

Sometimes a sentence has more than one subject. When this happens, it's called a compound subject. The subjects are joined with a connector (conjunction) and if needed, separated with commas.

Example: Bill and Ted had an excellent adventure.

In this sentence, there are TWO subjects: Bill and Ted. No comma is needed. The conjunction and connects the two subjects together.

Example: Mrs. Dunn, Mrs. Allen, Mrs. Beach, and Mrs. Chandler teach third grade.

In this sentence, there are FOUR subjects: Mrs. Dunn, Mrs. Allen, Mrs. Beach, and Mrs. Chandler. The subjects are separated by commas and connected by the conjunction and.

How would we mark each sentence?