is the predicate of this sentance grew?
Trade flourished and cities grew rapidley?
"Grew" is part of the simple predicate because it's a verb. The other part of the simple predicate is "flourished."
The complete predicate is "flourished" and "grew rapidly.:
This is a compound sentence. The first part is " Trade flourished"; the second part is
"cities grew rapidly."
Grew rapidly is the predicate of the second part.... What do you think the predicate is of the first part?