in the sentence the hungry bear jumped in the river and caught a salmon. is the predicate simple or compound?
How many verbs are there? How many actions is the bear doing?
It's Predicate, Tsina Mi
To determine whether the predicate in the given sentence is simple or compound, we need to understand the concept of predicate first.
In a sentence, the predicate is the part that provides information about the subject (the person, animal, thing, or idea that the sentence is about) and usually includes the verb. It tells us what the subject is doing or what is being said about the subject.
In the sentence "The hungry bear jumped in the river and caught a salmon," the predicate is "jumped in the river and caught a salmon." It includes two actions performed by the bear: jumping in the river and catching a salmon.
Therefore, the predicate in the given sentence is compound because it consists of multiple actions or verbs connected by the coordinating conjunction "and."