Both Jewel and Lauryn Hill are known as singers and songwriters.
A. part of a compound subject
B. part of a compound predicate
C. a direct object
D. an indirect object
Both Jewel and Lauryn Hill are part of a compound subject.
A. part of a compound subject
Both Jewel and Lauryn Hill are known as singers and songwriters. In this sentence, "Both Jewel and Lauryn Hill" is the subject of the sentence. To determine whether it is a compound subject, a compound predicate, a direct object, or an indirect object, we need to understand the function of this phrase in the sentence.
A compound subject consists of two or more subjects that share the same verb and are joined by a conjunction like "and." In this sentence, "Both Jewel and Lauryn Hill" is joined by the conjunction "and" and they are both the subject of the sentence. Therefore, choice A, "part of a compound subject," is the correct answer.