Closely related to coordination verbs and verb phrases is the construction of the coordination predicate. A coordination predicate can be defined as a predicate consisting of two or more verbs or verb phrases connected by a coordinator. Each of them adds important information to the subject (Alsina, Bresnan, and Sells 25). Verbs share the same subject (i.e. there is only one subject in a coordinated predicate). This coordinated predicate is the part of the sentence that says two (at least) or more things about the subject, usually saying what the subject is doing, or what is happening to the subject but without repeating the subject (Alsina, Bresnan, and sells 26), such as in: (131) Albert stole my wallet, maxed out my credit cards, and emptied my bank account. (132) The telegram was late but contained interesting news. (133) Jan hopped on her bike and rode around the block.(134) Rangers explore and protect the forest. Consequently, in a sentence like Renata waxed her car, and parked it in the garage, the two verbs waxed and parked are not compounds...
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