Question

Identify the portion that contains a compound predicate: during the 1940s and 1950s, bud abbott and lou costello were a popular comedy team on radio, television, and stage.
a. 1940s and 1950s
b. bud abbott and lou costello
c. radio, television, and stage
d. none

Answer 1

The predicate is the part of the sentence that tells what the subject is all about. A compound predicate consists of two main verbs along with its complements which describes the subject. In the given sentence above, the portion that contains a compound predicate is NONE. There is no compound predicate in the sentence, since the predicate is only "were a popular comedy team on radio, television, and stage." The correct answer would be option D.