Compound nominal predicate (CIS) consists of two parts:

a) ancillary part - bundle(verb in conjugated form) expresses grammatical meaning (time and mood);
b) the main part - nominal part(name, adverb) expresses lexical meaning.

SIS \u003d link + nominal part

Examples: He was a doctor; He became a doctor; He was sick ; He was sick; He was wounded; He came first.

Types of linking verbs

Link type by value	Typical verbs	Examples
1. Grammatical link - expresses only grammatical meaning (time, mood), has no lexical meaning.	Verbs to be, to be. In the present tense, the connective to be is usually in the zero form ("zero connective"): the absence of a connective indicates the present tense of the indicative mood.	He was a doctor. He will be a doctor. He is a doctor . He was sick. He will be sick. He is sick . He is sick. Lyricism is the highest manifestation of art.
2. Semi-significant copula - not only expresses the grammatical meaning, but also introduces additional shades into the lexical meaning of the predicate, but cannot be an independent predicate (in that meaning).	a) occurrence or development of a trait: become, become, become, become; b) preservation of the feature: stay; c) manifestation, detection of a sign: to be, to be; d) evaluation of the feature in terms of reality: to appear, to appear, to appear, to be considered; e) the name of the feature: to be called, to be called, to be called.	He became ill. He remained sick. He was sick every autumn. He turned out to be sick. He considered sick. He seemed sick. He is sick. He was reputed to be sick. Them called sick.
3. A significant copula is a verb with a full lexical meaning (one can act as a predicate).	a) Verbs of position in space: sit, lie down, stand; b) verbs of motion: go, come, return, roam; c) state verbs: live, work, be born, die.	She sat tired. He left angry. He returned upset. He lived as a hermit. He born happy. He died a hero.

Verb be can act as an independent simple verbal predicate in sentences with the meaning of being or having:

He had three sons; He had a lot of money.

Verbs become, become, become etc. can also be independent simple verbal predicates, but in a different meaning:

He ended up in the center of the city; He stood against the wall.

The most difficult to analyze are compound nominal predicates with a significant copula, because usually such verbs are independent predicates (cf.: He was sitting by the window). If the verb becomes a link, then its meaning is less important than the meaning of the name associated with the verb ( He sat tired; more important is that he was tired, not what is he sitting instead stood or lay).

For the combination "significant verb + name" to be a compound nominal predicate, the following conditions must be met:

the significant verb can be replaced by the grammatical connective be:

He sitting tired- He was tired; He born happy- He was happy; He came first- He was the first;

the link can be made null:

He sitting tired- He tired; He born happy- He happy; He came first- He first.

If the verb has dependent forms of the full adjective, participle, ordinal number (answers the question which?), then it is always a compound nominal predicate ( sat tired, left upset, came first). The parts of such a compound nominal predicate are not separated by commas!

Ways of expressing the nominal part

The form	Examples
1. Noun
1.1. Noun in nominative or instrumental case	He's my brother . He was my brother.
1.2. Noun in the indirect case with or without a preposition	The navigator was in oblivion. I'm penniless. This house is Meshkova.
1.3. A whole phrase with the main word - a noun in the genitive case (with the meaning of a qualitative assessment)	son-in-law was a silent breed. This girl is tall.
2. Adjective
2.1. short adjective	He is cheerful. He became cheerful.
2.2. Full adjective in the nominative or instrumental case	He is cheerful. He became cheerful.
2.3. Comparative or superlative adjective
3. Communion
3.1. Brief Communion	He is wounded. Glasses were broken.
3.2. Full participles in the nominative or instrumental case	The glasses were broken. The glasses were broken.
4. Pronoun or whole phrase with the main word pronoun	All fish are yours. This is something new.
5. Numerals in the nominative or instrumental case	Their hut is the third from the edge. Their hut was the third from the edge.
6. Adverb	I was on my guard. His daughter is married to my brother.

Note!

1) Even if the predicate consists of one word - a name or an adverb (with a zero link), it is always a compound nominal predicate;

2) short adjectives and participles are always part of a compound nominal predicate;

3) nominative and instrumental cases - the main case forms of the nominal part of the predicate;

4) the nominal part of the predicate can be expressed as a whole phrase in the same cases as the subject.

The most typical mistakes when parsing a compound nominal predicate:

1. The short form of the adjective and especially the participle is taken as a verb, so the predicate is mistakenly considered a simple verb. In order not to be mistaken, put the predicate in the past tense: the suffix appears in the verb -l, and the short adjective or participle will have a bunch was ( was, was, were).

For example:
He's sick(PGS). - He was sick;
He is sick(SIS). - He was ill ;
City taken(SIS). - City He was taken .

2. A short neuter adjective (nominal part of the predicate) is confused with an adverb in -o. In order not to be mistaken, pay attention to the form of the subject:

if there is no subject (one-part sentence), then the nominal part of the predicate is an adverb.

Wed: The sea is calm;

if the subject is an infinitive, a feminine, masculine noun, a plural noun, then the nominal part of the predicate is an adverb:

Living is good; Life is good; Children are good ;

if the subject is a neuter noun, change the number of the subject or substitute another subject - a feminine or masculine noun: the form of the adverb will not change; the ending of the short adjective will change; you can also replace the short adjective with a full one.

Wed: The sea is calm(SIS; the nominal part is expressed by a short adjective). - The river is calm a; The sea is calm s; The sea is calm oh ).

3. The nominal part of the predicate, expressed by the full adjective, participle, ordinal number, is mistakenly parsed as a minor member - a definition. In order not to be mistaken, pay attention to the word from which the question is raised what? to the given name.

4. The nominal part of the predicate, expressed by a noun, a pronoun in the nominative case, is often confused with the subject. It is especially difficult to distinguish between the subject and the predicate if both members are expressed in the nominative case.

To distinguish between subject and predicate expressed in the nominative case, consider the following:

the subject usually precedes the verb:

Moscow is capital of Russia; The capital of Russia is Moscow.

However, in Russian, the predicate can also precede the subject.

Wed: Good man Ivan Ivanovich;

the demonstrative particle it stands or can be placed before the predicate:

note that in sentences like: This is good ; This is my brother - This is a subject expressed by a demonstrative pronoun in the nominative case;

the subject can only be expressed in the nominative case; the predicate has two main case forms - the nominative and instrumental cases. If you put in a sentence a bunch of be in the past tense ( was, was, was, were) or a bunch to be, then the form of the nominative case of the predicate will change to the form of the instrumental, and for the subject it will remain the same.

Wed: Moscow was the capital Russia; Moscow is the capital Russia; Ivan Ivanovich was a good person; Ivan Ivanovich is a good person.

Plan for parsing a compound nominal predicate

1. Specify the type of predicate.
2. Indicate how the nominal part is expressed, in what form the linking verb is.

Sample parsing

Life is good.

Good well expressed in an adverb; grammatical link be

I came first.

Came first- compound nominal predicate. Nominal part first expressed by the ordinal number in the nominative case; significant link came expressed by the verb in the past tense of the indicative mood.

This guy is of average height.

Medium height- compound nominal predicate. Nominal part medium height expressed as a whole phrase with the main word - a noun in the genitive case; grammatical link be- in zero form; zero connective indicates the present tense of the indicative mood.

Compound predicates- these are predicates in which the lexical meaning and grammatical meaning (time and mood) are expressed in different words. Lexical meaning is expressed in the main part, and grammatical meaning (time and mood) - in the auxiliary part.

Wed: He sang(PGS). - He started to sing(GHS); He was sick for two months(PGS). - He was sick for two months(SIS).

Compound Verbal Predicate (CGS) consists of two parts:

a) auxiliary part(verb in conjugated form) expresses grammatical meaning (time and mood);
b) main part(indefinite form of the verb - infinitive) expresses lexical meaning.

GHS = auxiliary verb + infinitive

For example: I started to sing; I want to sing ; I'm afraid to sing.

However, not every combination of a conjugated verb with an infinitive is a compound verbal predicate! In order for such a combination to be a compound verbal predicate, two conditions must be met:

The auxiliary verb must be lexically ambiguous, that is, it alone (without the infinitive) is not enough to understand what the sentence is about.

Wed: I started- what to do?; I want- what to do?.

If in the combination “verb + infinitive” the verb is significant, then it alone is a simple verbal predicate, and the infinitive is a secondary member of the sentence.

Wed: She is sat down (for what purpose?) relax .

The action of the infinitive must refer to the subject (this is the subject infinitive). If the action of the infinitive refers to another member of the sentence (objective infinitive), then the infinitive is not part of the predicate, but is a minor member.

Wed:
1. I want to sing . I want to sing- compound verb predicate (I want - I, sing I will- I ).
2. I asked her to sing. Requested- simple verbal predicate sing- addition (asked - I will sing - she).

Auxiliary verb meanings

Meaning	Typical verbs and phraseological units	Examples
1. Phase (beginning, continuation, end of action)	start, become, start off, continue, finish, stay, stop, quit, stop and etc.	He began to prepare to leave. He continued to prepare to departure. He gave up smoking . He again started to reason about the hardships of rural life.
2. Modal meaning (necessity, desirability, ability, predisposition, emotional evaluation of an action, etc.)	To be able, to be able, to wish, to want, to dream, to intend, to refuse, to try, to try, to count, to be able, to contrive, to try, to assume, to get used to, to hasten, to be shy, to endure, to love, to hate, to be afraid, to fear, to be cowardly, to be ashamed, to set a goal , to burn with desire, to have honor, to have intention, to make a promise, to have a habit and etc.	I can sing . I want to sing . I'm afraid to sing. I like singing . I'm ashamed to sing. I I hope to sing this aria.

Plan for parsing a compound verb predicate

1. Specify the type of predicate.
2. Indicate how the main part is expressed (subjective infinitive); what is the meaning of the auxiliary part (phase, modal) and what form of the verb it is expressed.

Sample parsing

The old man began to chew again.

Started to chew- compound verb predicate. Main part ( chew) is expressed by the subjective infinitive. Auxiliary part ( set off) has a phase meaning and is expressed by the verb in the past tense of the indicative mood.

In this article, we will talk about the types of predicates, dwell in detail on the compound nominal and its connectives, give examples.

As you know, the predicate and the subject are the main members. The predicate usually agrees in person, gender and number with the subject. It expresses the grammatical meaning of the indicative, imperative or conditional mood.

The main types of predicates:

1) simple verb;

2) compound verb;

3) compound nominal predicate (see examples below).

Two principles for distinguishing types of predicates

They are divided according to two principles. The types of predicates are classified as follows:

1) by composition;

2) by their morphological nature.

In the first case, such types as simple and compound are separated. The latter includes compound nominal and verbal predicates. Based on the second principle, nominal and verbal are distinguished. The nominal part of the compound predicate can be expressed by an adjective, a noun and an adverb. These divisions overlap. So, a verbal predicate can be compound or simple, but a nominal predicate is always compound.

Simple verb predicate

The definition of which, as you will see, has some nuances, expresses the verb in conjugated form, that is, used in the form of mood (indicative, conditional or imperative). It also includes such options that do not have a formal indicator of time, mood and subordination to the subject. These are truncated (grab, tol, bam, etc.), as well as the infinitive used in the meaning of the indicative mood. In addition, a simple verbal predicate can also be represented by the conjugated form of the verb + (come on, yes, let it, let it be, as it were, exactly, as if, just now, etc.)

Compound nominal predicate

As already mentioned, the nominal type is always compound, including those cases when it is represented by only one word form. Despite the fact that there is only one word expressing it, in such sentences there is a compound nominal predicate. We give the following examples: "He is young. He is worried about work, worries."

Such predicates always have two components. The first is a link that expresses the predicative categories of time and modality. The second is the linking part, it indicates the real main content of this type of predicate.

A link in a compound nominal predicate

The doctrine of the link in the Russian science of syntax has been developed in detail. The peculiarity of the traditional approach is that this term is understood widely. A bunch, firstly, is called the word "to be", the only meaning of which is an indication of time and modality. Secondly, it is called verbs with a modified and weakened to some extent meaning, which express not only predicative categories, but also put material content into such a predicate.

Compare examples: he was sad - he seemed (became) sad - he returned sad.

In the first sentence, the link "to be" is abstract, it is a function word, a formant, which has grammatical forms of tense and mood, which is typical for a verb. However, it is not a verb because it does not have a procedural action or sign, as well as a category of aspect, which any of them has.

Significant and semi-significant ligaments

In other examples, connectives of a different type are presented - significant and semi-significant. The latter contribute the meaning of the occurrence of a feature (become / become), its preservation (remain / remain), external detection (appear / appear), the inclusion of an external carrier (pass through / be heard, be called, be considered) in a compound nominal predicate.

Examples include the following: he became smart - he remained smart - he seemed smart - he was reputed to be smart.

Significant connectives are verbs with a specific, specific meaning (mostly denoting movement or being in one state or another). They are able to attach to themselves either a noun in etc. with the meaning of a qualitative characteristic, or an adjective in the form T.p. or I.p.

Sentences with a compound nominal predicate with significant connectives can be cited as an example of the following:

1. He came hungry (hungry).

2. Boys remained tomboys.

Link "to be"

The connective "to be", being abstract, does not have the form of the present tense in the indicative mood, therefore its expression in this mood is the very absence of the connective. Such sentences, oddly enough, also have a compound nominal predicate. Examples:

1. The case is in vain.

2. The evening is wonderful.

3. The road is good.

The verb "to be" should be distinguished from the copula, which has two meanings:

1. To be, to be present (We were in the theater. At that time there were many performances).

2. Have (Sister had a doll).

Ligaments "essence" and "is"

The words "essence" and "is", which go back to the present tense forms of the third person of the verb "to be", in the modern language are considered service words, namely, particles.

The absence of a link is called its zero form. This definition was formulated by A. M. Peshkovsky, it was the first attempt to study syntactic phenomena in a paradigmatic aspect. The introduction of this concept means that the syntactic construction (that is, the predicative stem of some nominal is studied not as such separately, but in a certain series. This is illustrated by the following examples:

1. The street will (was) crowded.

2. The street would be crowded.

3. The street is crowded.

Compound verb predicate

We have considered such types of predicates as simple verbal and compound nominal. Let us now dwell in more detail on the compound verb predicate. It has two components - the infinitive and the conjugated verb form. The latter, with its grammatical form and lexical meaning, expresses the temporal, modal and aspectual characteristics of some action, which is indicated by the infinitive. The infinitive can be attached to itself by verbs belonging to several semantic groups (wanted to work, started working, came to work, forced to work).

Rules for determining the compound verb predicate

A compound predicate, according to grammatical tradition, is not any combination with a conjugated infinitive. In order to be able to talk about it, two requirements must be met:

1. The infinitive in such a predicate does not denote any action, but only a certain substance, the same as the conjugated verb form, that is, some object called the subject.

Examples include the following. On the one hand, he wanted to work, he began to work, he can work, he knows how to work. On the other hand, his parents forced him to work, everyone asked the girl to sing, the boss ordered him to complete the task. In the first case, in which compound verbal predicates are presented, it is customary to call the infinitive subjective, since it denotes the action of some substance, the same as the conjugated verbal form. In the second case, there is an objective infinitive, which is traditionally not included in the compound predicate, but is spoken of as a secondary member.

2. Determining the boundaries of the compound predicate, one should take into account the nature that the semantic relations between the infinitive and the conjugated verb form have. The infinitive with the meaning of purpose is not included in it. It has such a meaning with various verbs of motion: I came to work, I went to chat, I ran to find out, they sent me to find out. The infinitive of purpose (which can be both objective and subjective, as is clear from the examples) is the minor term. Only compounds of the infinitive with verbs that are most abstract in meaning (with modal and phase ones) should be considered as a compound predicate.

The compound verbal predicate is thus understood as a designation of an action, some procedural feature, which is characterized in the aspectual (started to work) or modal (wanted to work) plan, or simultaneously in both of them (wanted to start working).

We examined the main types of predicates, dwelling in detail on the compound nominal and the various connectives that are present in it. This is only a brief overview of the topic, more information can be found in any grammar textbook in the section on syntax.

The concept of a sentence occupies a central place in the syntax of the Russian language. Distinguishing a sentence from other syntactic units helps to highlight the subject and predicate. This often causes difficulties, because in Russian predicates are divided into three types: simple verbal predicate, compound verbal and compound nominal.

The grammatical basis of the sentence

Secondary members in a sentence are based on a foundation consisting of a subject and a predicate. The predicative basis is the determining factor in the characteristics of the sentence: simple or complex, one-part or two-part.

It is by the presence of the subject and the predicate that they judge what the syntactic unit is: the sentence has them, the phrase does not. For example, I'm walking down the street. Is an offer, because has a grammatical basis: i'm going(subject and predicate respectively). beautiful table- phrase, because no predictive basis.

A sentence does not always have the entire grammatical basis. There are frequent cases when the subject or predicate is singled out, then the sentence will be called one-part.

When analyzing a sentence, the problem of determining the predicate and its type causes the greatest difficulty.

What is a predicate

The predicate is included in the predicative basis of the sentence and forms a link with the subject in gender, person and number. Thanks to the predicate, the sentence is related to reality and allows native speakers to communicate with each other. It is the bearer of the grammatical meaning of the syntactic unit: it indicates the reality and time of the narrative. The predicate answers questions concerning the actions of the subject, what it is, what happens to it, who it is and what it is.

There are two ways to determine the type of a predicate:

1. Morphological. Predicates are distinguished according to their relation to one or another part of speech: verbal (expressed by a verb) and nominal (expressed by a noun or adjective). For example, The lanterns are dimly lit.(predicate are burning verb). We've been friends all our lives(predicate were friends nominal, expressed by a noun with a verb copula).
2. Composite. Simple and compound predicates, consisting of one grammatical whole and several words, respectively. For example, Which one of you will betray me?(predicate betray- simple). I was embittered(predicate was embittered- composite).

These two principles for determining predicates formed the basis of their species affiliation:

• Compound verb predicate.
• Compound nominal predicate

Types of predicates: simple and compound

All predicates of the Russian language are divided into simple and compound. This belonging is determined by the number of words in the predicate. If there is more than one word, then the predicate is compound. The presence or absence of a linking verb in their composition will help to distinguish between a simple and a compound verbal predicate.

The role of the link is performed by verbs indicating:

• stages of action (beginning, development, continuation);
• duty;
• desirability;
• condition

It can also be short adjectives, words of the category of state and the verb to be.

There are two types of compound predicates: nominal and verbal. Both of them have an auxiliary linking verb in their composition. The verbal predicate includes the infinitive, and the nominal predicate includes the nominal part.

If in a sentence the role of a predicate is played by a verb or its grammatical form, then it will be called a simple verbal predicate.

Simple verbal predicate (PGS): definition of the concept

It consists of a verb in one of three moods: indicative (Emptiness reigned inside the house - the predicate reigned), subjunctive (Emptiness would reign inside the house - the predicate would reign) or imperative (Let emptiness reign inside the house - let the predicate reign).

As can be seen from the last example, the PGS is not always unambiguous. There are cases when there are several of them, but the words are grammatically related: it can be a form of the verb (for example, imperative mood or future tense), an indivisible stable combination, or an increase in expression by repeating a word.

Ways of expression

Ways of expressing a simple verbal predicate are divided into two groups: single-word and non-single-word.

What is a simple verb predicate

One-word	Multi-word
A verb in one of the moods (indicative, imperative, conditional).	A form of a verb that contains two words: future tense ( Will work); conditional mood ( would go); imperative mood ( let him go)
Infinitive.	A stable combination (phraseologism) in the meaning of a single action ( to beat the buckets - "to be lazy")
Interjections in the form of a verb.	A verb reinforced with a modal particle ( a little not fell).
The verb to be, if it has the meaning of presence or existence.	Repetition of single-root verbs in order to give expressive coloring ( waiting-waiting).

PGS can be agreed with the subject if it has the form of one of the inclinations. There are cases when the subject and predicate are not agreed - then the PGS has the form of an infinitive.

One-word PGS

Most often in Russian there is a one-word simple verb predicate. Sample proposals are shown below:

1. I hear the stomping of horses.(PGS hear- expressed by the verb in the indicative mood)
2. Daughter, come with me.(PGS let's go to- expressed by the imperative mood of the verb)
3. Not going today means waiting until morning.(PGS wait- expressed by the verb in the initial form)
4. A glass of bam - and on the floor.(PGS bam- expressed by verbal interjection)
5. There was dew everywhere in the morning.(PGS was- expressed by the verb "to be" in the meaning of "presence")

Multi-word PGS

Such a predicate causes great difficulty for those who study Russian. A simple verbal predicate, consisting of several lexical units, can be characterized by the fact that the words in it are grammatically connected. Sentences with a simple verbal predicate ambiguous:

1. We will argue passionately about what happened.(PGS we will argue- expressed by the verb of the indicative mood in the future tense)
2. I would go with you, but you need to go somewhere else.(PGS would go- expressed by a conditional verb)
3. Let everything be your way.(PGS let it be- expressed by the imperative mood)
4. Everyone on the farm worked, except for Stepan. He, as always, beat the buckets.(PGS - beat the buckets- expressed by a phraseological unit in the meaning of "lazy")
5. Let me do this job for you.(PGS let's do it- expressed by a verb with a modal particle)
6. I can't wait for the cold to end.(PGS can not wait- expressed by repetition of single-root verbs)

Coordination of ASG with the subject

Consider sentences with a simple verbal predicate that agrees with the subject:

1. Coordination among: The car is driving on a new highway.(PGS rides- singular) - Cars drive along the new highway.(PGS are going- plural).
2. Genus agreement: The tractor was driving.(PGS rode- masculine) - The car was driving.(PGS rode- feminine).
3. If the subject includes a word that has the meaning of quantity, then PGS can be expressed in the singular or plural: Two clouds float alone across the sky.(subject two clouds, PGS are floating used in the plural) Most students didn't miss class.(Subject most students, PGS did not miss the use of the singular).
4. If the subject has the form of a noun with a quantitative or collective meaning (for example, people, youth, society, majority, minority), PGS can only be used in the singular. Youth are building the future.(PGS builds used in the singular) The majority agreed with the director's proposal to improve production.(PGS agreed used in the singular).

There are cases when the ASG does not formally agree with the subject. In such cases, it is expressed:

• Infinitive: He dances - and Vera laughs. PGS laugh expressed by the verb in its initial form.
• Verb interjection: I look - but there are no bags. PGS look- an interjection that resembles a verb in form.
• The imperative mood in some forms: If she broke the vase now, things would end badly. PGS smash in an imperative mood.

Allocation of ASG in the proposal

The problem of how to define a simple verbal predicate is related to its possible ambiguity. Unlike the composite PGS, it contains words of the same grammatical form. It is this feature that distinguishes a simple verb predicate. Sample proposals are shown below:

I started working last week. - I will work from tomorrow. In the first sentence, a compound verb predicate containing an auxiliary verb started and infinitive work. Completely different picture in the second sentence. Here PGS Will work- a form of the future tense.

Use of PGS in speech

To give artistic speech dynamics, a simple verbal predicate is used. Examples: The soldiers, stationed around their cannon, were each busy with their own business. Some were writing a letter, some were sitting on a carriage, sewing a hook to their overcoat, some were reading a small army newspaper. (V. Kataev)- in this passage, the ASG gives dynamics to the events described.

PGS is used in a colloquial style of speech. In the case when it is expressed by an infinitive that does not formally agree with the subject: Senka to dance, to Varka - to laugh.(PGS laugh infinitive form, colloquial style).

To give speech an expressive color, a simple verbal predicate is also used. Examples: I bang her - and broke!(PGS bam indicates conversational style); Thunder bang-bang into the tree!(PGS bang-bang indicates the extreme degree of emotionality of the author).

Compound predicate is a predicate consisting of more than one word. In a compound verbal predicate, one part of such a predicate expresses the semantic meaning of the predicate, and the second expresses the mood and tense of the predicate:

She is started to sing- She is sang.

The compound verb predicate consists in two parts:

1) The main part of the compound verb predicate, which expresses the lexical meaning of the predicate and is expressed by the infinitive;

2) , which expresses the tense and mood of the verb and is expressed by the verb in conjugated form.

I can fly. I I want to drink. I start running in the morning.

Many infinitive phrases with conjugated verbs can be mistaken for compound verb predicate. But there are two conditions by which you can make sure that we have exactly a compound verb predicate:

1) The action that denotes the main part of the predicate (infinitive) must refer to the subject. If the infinitive refers to another member of the sentence, then we do not have a compound verb predicate, but a simple predicate and an objective infinitive. Compare:

I I want to drink. I asked bring my sister to me drink.

In the first case, we have a compound verbal predicate, in the second - a simple verbal predicate with an addition "drink" expressed as an infinitive.

2) Auxiliary part of the compound verb predicate cannot exist on its own in a sentence, since the sentence will not have a complete lexical meaning. Compare:

I can hear.(Compound verbal predicate. Sentence "I can" is not such, since it does not have semantic completeness without an infinitive "hear").

He came over to take a look. He approached.(The infinitive in this sentence is not part of the compound verb predicate, but an addition).

The meaning of the auxiliary verb of the compound verbal predicate.

The auxiliary part of the compound verb predicate can have the following meanings:

1. Modalities. In this case modality verbs are used: to be able, to be able, to want, to love, to hate, to desire, to try and many others.
2. The value of the phase or duration of the action. Expressed using verbs: p continue, start, finish, stop, quit etc.

Scheme for parsing a compound verb predicate.

1) Type of predicate.

2) The form of the verb and the meaning of the auxiliary part and how the main part of the predicate is expressed.

Parsing example.

Rain started clattering even stronger.

Started to rattle- compound verb predicate. The main part (to drum) is expressed by the infinitive. The auxiliary part has a phase meaning and is expressed by the verb in the form of the past tense of the indicative mood.