Yes, 'was killed' is a compound verb. A compound verb consists of an auxiliary verb (was) and another verb (killed).
No it isn't a compound verb.
No, the word 'walk' is not a compound verb. A compound verb is made up of two or more words that act as a single verb, but 'walk' is a simple verb expressing an action on its own.
Yes, shopping is an action verb; a verb for an act, not a verb for being.
The verb in that expression is "killed."
No, "were held" is not a compound word. It is a verb phrase made up of the auxiliary verb "were" and the main verb "held."
Killed is the past tense of kill--an action verb.
An example is: the dog has been barking all day. A compound verb is made up of an auxiliary verb and another verb. In the example, the compound has two auxiliaries, has and been, as well as the present participle verb barking.
An auxiliary verb.
An example is: the dog has been barking all day. A compound verb is made up of an auxiliary verb and another verb. In the example, the compound has two auxiliaries, has and been, as well as the present participle verb barking.
Yes, the word killed is the past participle, past tense of the verb to kill (kills, killing, killed). The past participle of the verb is also an adjective, a word to describe a noun, for example a killed virus, a killed flame.
A complex sentence might have a compound verb in it when a subject has two or more verbs that interact with it in some manner. If the subject only has a single verb associated with it, it is not a compound verb.
simple verb is singular but compound verb is formed from two verbs Exp:i was watching TV yesterdaywas watching is the compound verb