Parents hide Easter eggs so children can find them. In the sentence, hide means to remove from plain sight from the children.
The Simple Predicate of that sentence is hide. the verb of the sentence is always the simple predicate
Hide
My children love to play hide and seek.
Yes, the sentence "I did not hide the keys" is correct grammatically. It conveys a clear message that you did not conceal the keys.
to hide
i can not hide my curiosity
quick said sam hide the map
It can be a proper sentence if it is dialogue, as an imperative to someone about concealing the remnants of a shrub.
Man tried to hide from God that they were "dead" after sin and even futilely to hide from Him physically.
Man tried to hide from God that they were "dead" after sin and even futilely to hide from Him physically.
If the verb is the whole sentence, then it is not a sentence, but a sentence fragment. A sentence requires at least a subject and a verb. Examples of Sentence Fragments: Run. Hide. Watch.
Hiding is a verb; hide, hides, hiding, or hidden. Example sentence: My mom was hiding the fresh baked cookies but I found them with my nose.