In linguistics, a compound verb or complex predicate is a multi-word compound that functions as a single verb. One component of the compound is a light verb or vector, which carries any inflections, indicating tense, mood, or aspect, but provides only fine shades of meaning.

What is compound predicate examples?

An example of a compound predicate is: ''The cat jumped up and looked out the window. '' Cat is the subject and jumped up and looked is the compound verb.

What is a compound predicate?

Compound Predicate/Verb Definition. A compound predicate/verb occurs when two or more verbs appear in a single sentence and share the same subject.