Identify the word that is part of a compound predicate.
"The boys," as they were called, amused and delighted audiences everywhere.
(1 point)
Responses
a. were
B. called
C. delighted
D. none
B. called
The word that is part of a compound predicate in the given sentence is "amused."
In order to identify the word that is part of a compound predicate, we need to know what a compound predicate is. A compound predicate is a sentence structure that includes multiple verbs or verb phrases that share the same subject.
Looking at the given sentence, "The boys," as they were called, amused and delighted audiences everywhere, we can see that there are two verbs or verb phrases that share the same subject "The boys." The verbs are "amused" and "delighted."
Therefore, the correct answer is C. "delighted" is the word that is part of a compound predicate in this sentence.