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Verb Phrase
What Is a Verb Phrase?
Definition of Verb Phrase
Verbs are words that are used to describe an action, like swim, drive, teach,
and walk
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It often contains a head verb, complements,
objects, and modifiers as its dependents
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A verb phrase like “He was walking quickly
to the bank” has a verb (walking) and a compliment (to the bank)
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It can also be described as a phrase that acts as an adverb or
adjective and comprises a verb and its complements, which may be either
modifiers or objects
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Here, the verb phrase comprises of
the main verb and auxiliary verbs (also known as helping verbs)
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He should wait before he can practice driving
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The graduate is writing a CV
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Those employees are not trying very hard
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As an Adverb or Adjective

Verb phrases with a single function can either act as an adverb or an
adjective
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This is illustrated in the following examples:

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At last, we can afford to buy a brand new car
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David opened the window to let in the fresh air
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To send money, you need some credit in your account
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Walking in the rain, James slipped and fell
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Let’s define the two
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The head verb, which is categorized as finite, can either be in the
present or past tense
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Non-infinite Verb Phrase
This kind of verb phrase has the head verb as an infinitive, participle, and
can even be a gerund
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