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What is the verb in this sentence birds eat the insects they catch?
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∙ 11y ago
Technically, I think both "eat" and "catch" are both verbs. "Eat" is more standard (subject-verb-object) whereas catch feels like it's kind of hanging there.
You may want to restructure the sentence to something like this: "Birds catch insects and eat them."
But English is flexible enough to allow you to get away with the sentence you provide, even if it's a bit awkward.
Hope that helps.
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