What is a compound predicate.
2006-11-07 09:53:12 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Primary & Secondary Education
well first you have to know what a predicate is. its basically the second part of a sentence. the first part of a sentence is called the "subject" For Example:
In the sentence: The dog chased the cat.
The "subject" is: The dog
The "predicate"is: chased the cat.
A "compound predicate": chased and bit the cat.
notice the difference, the subject is doing more than one thing.
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2006-11-07 11:04:44 · answer #1 · answered by Chris L 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A predicate is everything but the subject of the sentence. Typically it starts at the verb and goes to the end of the sentence in simple sentences. I'm guessing a compound predicate would involve more than one verb in a sentence. For example: The girls ran down the hall and laughed at the boys. "The girls" would be the subject. Everything else would be the predicate. The "and" is the conjunction which combines the two independent predicates which would make it a compound predicate.
2006-11-07 19:07:23 · answer #2 · answered by caitlinerika 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋