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Chrismlangan Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

Is this sentence an example of a compound predicate?

He says that you’re not doing your homework and sleeping in class!
  

Top answer

Yes, it’s. The compound predicate appears in the subordinate (noun) clause "... " The 1 st predicate is "...

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  • Yes, it’s.
  • The compound predicate appears in the subordinate (noun) clause "...
  • " The 1 st predicate is "...
  • " and the 2 nd "...
  • " The coordinating conjunction is the ‘and’.
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Yes, it’s. The compound predicate appears in the subordinate (noun) clause "... that you’’re not doing your homework and sleeping in class!" The 1st predicate is "... are not doing your homework..." and the 2nd "... are sleeping in class!" The coordinating conjunction is the ‘and’.

There could be another interpretation. I won’t dwell into it for now. I think this’s t
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It's a poorly written sentence because it could easily be read as "not sleeping in class." Switch the order.
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