Question

Which of the following sentences contains a compound subject?

A.
The three branches of the U.S. government are legislative, executive, and judicial.

B.
The Supreme Court, which makes decisions about laws, is part of the judicial branch.

C.
The Senate and the House of Representatives are part of the legislative branch.

D.
The executive branch includes the president, the vice president, and the president's cabinet.

Answer 1

The sentence the contains a compound subject is, option C. The Senate and the House of Representatives are part of the legislative branch. As you see, the subject of the sentence is more than one: The Senate and the House of Representatives. If there is more than one subject, it is called a compound subject.

Answer 2

C. The Senate and the House of Representatives are part of the legislative branch.

Step-by-step explanation:

A compound subject is when there are two or more subjects in a sentence. "The Senate" and "the House of Representatives" are both nouns and they are the ones being discussed in the sentence, thus, they are the subject.

When there is a compound subject, the individual subjects are joined by a comma or by a coordinating conjunction like or, nor, and or neither.