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Identity each compoound verb. Pick up your clothes, please, and then vacuum and dust

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The compound verb is ""pick up""

Summary:::A compound verb is a verb which is made up of multiple words such as:

  • prepositional verb:the verb "üp"ïs a preposition which must be added to ""pick""to make sense.
  • phrase verb
  • a verb with auxiliaries.
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Question: Identify each compound verb:

Pick up your clothes, please, and then vacuum and dust

Answer: There are 3 verbs in this sentence: pick, vacuum, and dust, but the only compound verb is ''Pick up''.

Explanation: A compound verb occurs when two verbs are needed to fully explain the action taken by the subject. In this case, the word ''up'' is needed to fully explain the action of ''pick up'' so these two words together build a compound verb.

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