Compound verbs

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Written by Sara Garcia Morales

When a subject has two or more verbs associated with it, it has a compound verb .

Before mixing the ingredients for her award winning cake, Martha swatted a buzzing bee flying in her kitchen. Martha is the subject and verb referring to her is swatted . You may be asking: “Where are the compound verbs ?” We are not done . For example :

Before mixing the ingredients for her award winning cake, Martha swatted a buzzing bee flying in her kitchen and smashed a tarantula crawling around the floor. Martha is the subject and the compound verbs referring to her are swatted and smashed . Wait there is more !

Before mixing the ingredients for her award winning cake, Martha swatted a buzzing bee flying in her kitchen, smashed a tarantula crawling around the floor and shooed the macaw off the counter. Martha is the subject and the compound verbs referring to her are swatted , smashed and shooed . Yes, there is more !

Before mixing the ingredients for her award winning cake, Martha swatted a buzzing bee flying in her kitchen, smashed a tarantula crawling around the floor, shooed the macaw off the counter and picked up a worm. Martha is the subject and the compound verbs referring to her are swatted , smashed , shooed and picked . Again, there is more !

Before mixing the ingredients for her award winning cake, Martha swatted a buzzing bee flying in her kitchen, smashed a tarantula crawling around the floor, shooed the macaw off the counter, picked up a worm and licked her fingers. Martha is the subject and the compound verbs referring to her are swatted , smashed , shooed , picked and licked . Of course, there is more !

Before mixing the ingredients for her award winning cake, Martha swatted a buzzing bee flying in her kitchen, smashed a tarantula crawling around the floor, shooed the macaw off the counter, picked up a worm, licked her fingers and did not wash her hands. Martha is the subject and the compound verbs referring to her are swatted , smashed , shooed , picked , licked and wash .

So, who wants cake?

The End So, who wants cake?
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