Printable grammar worksheet where students identify and circle sentences that contain compound predicates.

Let’s solve this step by step.

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🎯 Task:

> Circle the number of the sentences that have a compound predicate.

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## ✔ What is a Compound Predicate?

A compound predicate occurs when one subject has two or more verbs (or verb phrases) that describe what the subject does. These verbs are usually connected by a conjunction like *and*, *but*, or *or*.

Example:
> *She sang and danced.*
→ Subject: “She”
→ Verbs: “sang”, “danced” → compound predicate

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## 🔍 Let’s analyze each sentence:

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1. The puppy howled and cried all night.

- Subject: “The puppy”
- Verbs: “howled” and “cried” → both describe what the puppy did.
✔ Compound predicate!

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2. Diana bought a flower at the store and gave it to her teacher.

- Subject: “Diana”
- Verbs: “bought” and “gave” → two actions by Diana.
✔ Compound predicate!

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3. We drove to New York where my grandmother lives.

- Subject: “We”
- Verb: “drove” — only one main verb.
- “where my grandmother lives” is a subordinate clause, not part of the predicate.
✘ Not compound.

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4. They sat on the beach but couldn’t seem to relax.

- Subject: “They”
- Verbs: “sat” and “couldn’t seem” → two actions/conditions.
→ “couldn’t seem” is a modal + verb phrase — still counts as a verb unit.
✔ Compound predicate!

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5. The man liked the house, but the woman thought it ugly.

- Two subjects: “The man” and “the woman”
- Two independent clauses joined by “but”
→ This is a compound sentence, NOT a compound predicate.
✘ Not compound predicate.

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6. Alex and Zena worked hard and earned a good grade.

- Subject: “Alex and Zena” → compound subject
- Verbs: “worked” and “earned” → two verbs
BUT — since the subject is compound (two people), this is not a compound predicate — it’s a compound subject with a simple predicate (though the predicate has two verbs, they apply to the same compound subject).

⚠️ Tricky! But technically, a compound predicate requires a single subject. Here, the subject is plural/compound.

So — ✘ Not a compound predicate (by strict definition).

*(Note: Some curricula may accept this, but traditionally, compound predicate = one subject + multiple verbs.)*

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7. On the weekends, they like sleeping late and reading books.

- Subject: “they”
- Verb: “like” — followed by two gerund phrases: “sleeping late” and “reading books”
→ The verb is singular (“like”), and the objects are compound.
This is a simple predicate with a compound object.
✘ Not compound predicate.

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8. I will watch the movie and will give you my opinion.

- Subject: “I”
- Verbs: “will watch” and “will give” → two future actions.
✔ Compound predicate!

*(Even though “will” is repeated, it’s still two verb phrases for the same subject.)*

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9. No one could blame them for giving up and going home.

- Subject: “No one”
- Verb: “could blame” — only one verb.
- “giving up and going home” are gerunds acting as objects of the preposition “for”.
✘ Not compound predicate.

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10. She patted her horse and brushed its mane.

- Subject: “She”
- Verbs: “patted” and “brushed” → two actions.
✔ Compound predicate!

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## ✔ Final Answer: Sentences with Compound Predicates

> 1, 2, 4, 8, 10

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## 📝 Summary:

| Sentence # | Has Compound Predicate? |
|------------|--------------------------|
| 1 | ✔ Yes |
| 2 | ✔ Yes |
| 3 | ✘ No |
| 4 | ✔ Yes |
| 5 | ✘ No (compound sentence)|
| 6 | ✘ No (compound subject) |
| 7 | ✘ No (compound object) |
| 8 | ✔ Yes |
| 9 | ✘ No |
| 10 | ✔ Yes |

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## 🖍️ Answer to Circle:
> Circle: 1, 2, 4, 8, 10

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