Regaurding compound predicates

Hi,

The goat ran around the yard and broke through the gate.

What if you were to add the word 'him' after and? Would you then need a comma before the and?

The goat ran around the yard and him broke through the gate. This is not grammatical.

Do you mean The goat ran around the yard and

Hi Clive

The goat ran around the yard and broke through the gate.

I believe Anon is thinking whether to use 'him' after 'and'.

The goat ran around the yard and him broke through the gate.

If what I think is correct, then 'he' should be used and no comma is needed after 'yard'.

Sorry for my error. I meant to replace say 'he.' In which case I wonder about the comma? I would think that you would use a comma because there are two independent clauses and the pronoun is restated, but I'm not entirely sure.

The goat ran around the yard and 'he' broke through the gate.

*regarding

The goat ran around the yard and broke through the gate.-- No comma
The goat ran around the yard(,) and he broke through the gate.-- Comma required, strictly speaking, but not really necessary and perhaps counterproductive here. Commas make good toys.

Mister MicawberThe goat ran around the yard and broke through the gate.-- No comma
The goat ran around the yard(,) and he broke through the gate.-- Comma required, strictly speaking, but not really necessary and perhaps counterproductive here. Commas make good toys.

Mary felt unwell and she went to bed. (Times-Chambers Punctuation Gu

For two short independent clauses, like in your example, no comma is necessary. However, I would advise using a comma if that situation arises and the sentence is somewhat long. I think it helps with a clarity, and it's not considered incorrect.