Compound verb phrases
What do you notice about this next sentence?
1. Frank ran to the store and Frank purchased a few items.
While it’s a perfectly grammatical sentence, we often choose to make it less repetitious and say instead:
2. Frank ran to the store and purchased a few items. Since and, a coordinating conjunction, is joining two verb phrases here, ran to the store and purchased a few items is called a compound verb phrase.
Quick tip
Two verb phrases joined by a coordinating conjunction is called a compound verb phrase.
Here are some more examples, with the compound verb phrases underlined.
3. The general ran forward and led the troops.
4. She remained calm and followed her instincts.
5. His advisor presents him with good ideas but rarely helps him carry them out.
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