"How many verbs are in the following sentence: ""Roger told his dog not to jump on the furniture with muddy feet""?"
Sentence clause structure "girl", and one predicate, "ran into her bedroom". The predicate is a verb phrase that consists of more than one word. This simple sentence has one independent clause which contains one subject, "dog", and one predicate, "barked and howled at the cat". This predicate has two verbs, known as a compound predicate: "barked" and "howled". This compound verb should not be confused with a compound sentence. "In the backyard" and "at the cat" are prepositional phrases. A compound sentence is composed of at least two independent clauses. It does not require a dependent clause. The clauses are joined by a
To Dance with the White Dog To Dance with the White Dog To Dance with the White Dog is a 1990 novel by Georgia author Terry Kay, based on the experiences of his father. Sam Peek happily resides in Hart County, Georgia as a pecan farmer and local celebrity featured in many gardening/horticultural magazines. He and his wife Cora are both in their 80's, and have just celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary. Cora dies of a heart attack. Sam and his family are deeply grieved over this, and his daughters begin to obsess over his safety and his life. Not long after Cora's death, a mysterious