Final answer:
The answer to the student's question is option e, 'b & c', with a consideration for a possible typo as only c, 'She has finished her shopping', truly contains a compound verb ('has finished'). Option b, 'We ate popcorn during the movie', does not exhibit a compound verb.
Step-by-step explanation:
A compound verb is when two or more verbs are joined by a conjunction and share the same subject. Let's examine the options provided.
- I am not interested. - This sentence contains only one verb, 'am'.
- We ate popcorn during the movie. - This sentence also contains only one verb, 'ate'.
- She has finished her shopping. - This sentence contains a compound verb, 'has finished', which is formed by the auxiliary verb 'has' and the main verb 'finished'.
Based on this, the correct answer is e, 'b & c', because 'We ate popcorn during the movie' includes one verb, while 'She has finished her shopping' includes a compound verb. However, there is a confusion in the provided examples. Given that option b does not include a compound verb, and option c does, it appears that only 'She has finished her shopping' correctly demonstrates a compound verb. Hence, the instruction might contain a typo, and the correct answer would actually be option c if it were corrected to reflect this.