Question

What is the compound predicate of this sentence?
I grab paper and a pen and prop myself against the wall next to my bed.

Answer 1

The compound predicate is "grab paper and a pen and prop myself against the wall next to my bed".

A compound predicate usually tells two (or more) things that the subject is doing or are happening to the subject (without repeating the subject). You can identify a compound predicate by looking for two or more verbs separated by a conjuction (or, but, and, etc.).

In your sentence, the subject "I" does two things, "grab" and "prop" (identifying verbs).

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