1. The dog barked and wagged its tail.
* Subject: The dog
* Compound Predicate: barked and wagged its tail
2. The children laughed and played in the park.
* Subject: The children
* Compound Predicate: laughed and played in the park
3. She sang and danced in the spotlight.
* Subject: She
* Compound Predicate: sang and danced in the spotlight
4. He ran quickly and jumped over the fence.
* Subject: He
* Compound Predicate: ran quickly and jumped over the fence
5. The rain fell and the wind howled.
* Subject: The rain
* Compound Predicate: fell and the wind howled
Key points:
* A simple sentence has one independent clause.
* A subject is the noun or pronoun that performs the action.
* A predicate tells what the subject does or is.
* A compound predicate has two or more verbs connected by a conjunction (like "and" or "or").