What is a compound predicate?

A compound predicate is a grammatical structure in which a single subject is connected to multiple verbs. This means that there are two or more actions being performed by the same subject in a single sentence.

For example:

• Mary ate dinner and went for a walk.
• The children played in the park and had a picnic.
• He studied for his exam and aced it.

In these examples, the subject (Mary, the children, he) is connected to two different actions (ate dinner and went for a walk, played and had a picnic, studied and aced it) using the conjunction "and." This creates a compound predicate, as there are multiple verbs describing the actions of the subject.