Identify the choice that best describes the underlined word in the sentence.
My friend Jorge can play ( " play " being the underlined word ) the guitar and sing.
( 1 point )
A.) a verb phrase
B.) an incomplete sentence
C.) a compound predicate
To identify the choice that best describes the underlined word in the sentence, we need to understand the function of the word "play" in the sentence.
In this sentence, "play" is used as a verb to describe an action that my friend Jorge can do. He can play the guitar and sing.
Now, let's analyze the given choices:
A.) A verb phrase: A verb phrase is a group of words that includes a main verb and its helping verbs or modifiers. In this case, "play" is not a verb phrase on its own but a single verb.
B.) An incomplete sentence: An incomplete sentence is a phrase or group of words that does not express a complete thought or lacks a subject or a verb. However, the given sentence is complete and has both a subject ("My friend Jorge") and a verb ("can play").
C.) A compound predicate: A compound predicate is a sentence structure that contains two or more verbs connected to a single subject, expressing multiple actions or states. In this sentence, "can play the guitar and sing" is indeed a compound predicate as it consists of the verbs "play" and "sing" connected by the conjunction "and."
Therefore, the choice that best describes the underlined word "play" in the sentence is C.) a compound predicate.