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5. When the verb is a transitive verb with two objects, the predicate consists of a
verb and its objects—direct object and indirect object. For example,
y Father bought me a bike.
y We gave a bouquet of roses to our teacher.
6. A predicate can be two or more verbs or verb phrases that may be joined by
conjunctions such as and, not only…but also, both…and, neither…nor,
either…or. For example,
y He came, saw and conquered.
y We ate dinner and watched a film.
When a sentence has two or more predicates, we call the predicate
a compound predicate.
A. Circle the subject and underline the predicate in each sentence.
1. (You) Go home now.
2. We are going to the zoo.
3. (You) Have a good time!
4. Monica is reading a novel.
5. The school is on M G Street.
6. The hike was five miles long.
7. How sweet the moonlight is!
8. I threw the ball towards Kevin.
9. (You) Please lend me your book.
10. Preeti and her friends watched a film.
11. The pasta and salad were delicious.
12. Atul loves swimming and basketball.
13. The hairdresser cut my hair and styled it.
14. Ria walked or cycled to school every day.
15. French fries and burgers are bad for you.
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