Question

1. read the sentences. original sentences: within minutes, they had their equipment packed. they were off! combined sentence: within minutes, they had their equipment packed and were off! does the combined sentence use a compound subject, compound verb, or compound object? compound object compound subject compound verb

Explanation:

1. Analyze the subject: The subject in the combined sentence is "they", which is a single subject, so it's not a compound subject.
2. Analyze the object: The object here is "their equipment", which is a single object, so it's not a compound object.
3. Analyze the verb: The verbs in the combined sentence are "had...packed" and "were off", connected by "and", forming a compound verb as they share the same subject "they".

Answer:

compound verb