Sentence: The dog barked loudly and chased the squirrels through the park.
Compound Predicate: barked loudly and chased the squirrels
Explanation:
* Subject: The dog
* Verb 1: barked (modified by the adverb "loudly")
* Conjunction: and
* Verb 2: chased (modified by the prepositional phrase "through the park")
Key Point: A compound predicate involves two or more verbs that share the same subject. The verbs are joined by a conjunction (like "and," "or," or "but").
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