A:She raced along the path to beat him to the beach.
B:While he swam, she collected shells.
C:She washed the shells and dried them in the sun.
D:She placed the shells in a plastic bag while he dried himself off.
2006-11-30 02:04:19 · 4 answers · asked by Angel E 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Other - Education
It would be the sentence where the subject is doing more than one action. Which one do you think it is?
2006-11-30 02:12:35 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
C:
She = one subject for both verbs
washed / dried = compound verbs [joined by "and"]
Other examples of a compound predicate:
She washed "and" dried them.
You can wash "or" dry them.
We "neither" washed "nor" dried them.
Notes on what does not form a compound predicate:
Prepositions such as "to" mark
"infinitive phrases/clauses" [before a verb] or "prepositional phrases" [before a noun].
Adverbs such as "while" form "adverb clauses" with their own subject/verb.
If there are two subjects with different verbs forming two independent clauses, this forms a compound sentence (not a compound predicate):
She washed the dishes, and he dried them.
You can wash the dishes, or you can dry them.
[two subjects, each with a separate verb, so it is not a compound predicate]
2006-11-30 02:32:10 · answer #2 · answered by emilynghiem 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
C She washed the shells and dried them in the sun.
2006-11-30 02:08:16 · answer #3 · answered by nursesr4evr 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
compound predicate: 2 or more verbs share the same subject.
so it would be c
2006-11-30 02:10:53 · answer #4 · answered by Estian 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋