Read the sentence. The snow and ice that arrived last night elated kids and adults alike when they awoke to a winter wonderland. What is the compound subject of the sentence?

The subject tells who or what the sentence is about. Here, “The snow and ice that arrived last night” is the subject, and its compound subject is the two things joined by “and”: snow and ice. “Kids and adults” are the people who felt elated, not the subject.

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