Which of the following sentences contains a compound predicate?
a. she placed the shells in a plastic bag while he dried himself off. b. she raced along the path to beat him to the beach. c. while he swam, she collected shells. d. she washed the shells and dried them in the sun.

Which best corrects the run-on sentence? the big dipper is easily spotted it looks like a cup with a long handle. a. the big dipper is easily spotted, so it looks like a cup with a long handle. b. the big dipper is easy. to spot it looks like a cup with a long handle. c. the big dipper is easily spotted. it looks like a cup with a long handle. d. the big dipper is easily spotted. looking like a cup with a long handle.