Question

Choose the sentence that has a compound predicate.

A. We went home to eat and to study.
B. Swimming and golfing are Jim's favorite sports.
C. Sandy washed and ironed her clothes.
D. Sue and I will listen.

Answer 1

A compound predicate are two or more verbs which modify a single subject. Having that in mind, the correct answer is C) Sandy washed and ironed her clothes, because there is only one subject (Sandy), and two verbs/predicates (washed and ironed), which makes it a compound predicate.

Answer 2

Answer: C. Sandy washed and ironed her clothes.

A compound predicate is is when the subject in the sentence is doing more than one action shared by two or more verbs. In this sentence, the subject which is Sandy is washing and ironing her clothes. Therefor, this sentence is the answer because there are two verbs describing two actions shared by the subject.