EXERCISE 5. REWRITE THE FOLLOWING PARAGRAPH, USING POSSESSIVE NOUNS WH...

2. Nickels, dimes, or quarters .

compound subject

verb

Nickels is a subject of the verb may be deposited.

So, too, are dimes and quarters.

These three subjects of the same verb, connected by or, give us the compound subject

Nickels, dimes, or quarters.

Composition Hint

Compound subjects let us express ourselves in fewer words and without repeti-

tion. If there were no compound subjects, we would have to say:

Nickels may be deposited. Dimes may be deposited.

Quarters may be deposited.