What is a compound predicate?

1 Answer
Jun 27, 2018

A compound predicate occurs when there is more than one verb/action in the sentence that pertains to the subject

Explanation:

I eat cheese. (In this sentence, there is no compound predicate because the subject is only performing one action- the verb eat)

Andrew and Kyle wrote poems. (In this sentence, there is a compound subject but not a compound predicate because the subject is only performing one action- writing)

Gabrielle drinks orange juice and eats pancakes. (In this sentence, there is a compound predicate because the subject is performing two actions- drinking and eating)

Caroline and Rachel sang, painted, and cleaned . (In this sentence, there is a compound predicate because the subject is performing multiple actions- singing, painting, and cleaning)