In the sentence Lauren operates a successful catering business in Walnut Creek, the simple predicate is:

The correct answer is "operates"

Explanation:

Sentences are composed by the subject that performs the action, and the predicate, which includes the verb and other complementary words. For example in the sentence "We go to the school every day" the subject is "we" and the predicate is "go to the school every day".

Moreover, the simple predicate refers to the main part of the predicate, which is the verb. In this context, the complete predicate of the sentence presented is "operates a successful catering business in Walnut Creek", but the simple predicate is simply the main verb or "operates."

a question like this requires the excerpt to be included in order to answer the question.

well, number 1, the 1920s was not economically prosperous until the start of the lend-lease act, which employed large amounts of people in producing equipment for the allies.

b. world war ii is your answer, because wwi had already ended at 1918, and the cold war was after 1945.

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