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Which type of compound does the sentence contain?
The family saved and counted their pennies.
A.) Compound verb
B.) Compound interjection
C.) Compound object
D.) Compound subject
The correct answer to this question is A.) Compound verb
Step-by-step explanation:
In grammar, the verb is classified as compound if two or more actions are included in one sentence, and these are related to only one subject. For example, in the sentence "She eats and drinks" the verb is compound because there are two actions "eat" and "drink".
Similarly in the sentence "The family saved and counted their pennies" the type of compound is verb compound because there are two actions "saved" and "counted". Also, this sentence does not contain a compound object because the only object is "pennies" or a compound subject because there is only one subject "the family".