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Verb phrase - Definition and Overview |
| Related Words: Address, Affirmation, Anacrusis, Analects, Answer, Aphorism, Apostrophe, Article, Assertion, Axiom, Book, Breathe, Bridge, Burden, Cadence |
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A verb phrase is a phrase whose head is a verb. A verb phrase consists of a verb, often one or two complements, and any number of adjuncts.
Examples:
- saw the man through the window
- gave Mary a book
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Example Usage of phrase |
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simmsouth88: @TimGeorgeJr new meaning to the phrase "in the hot seat" LOL.. ah boy i crack myself up... I will be here all week, tip your waiters... |
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Tweet_Words: Mystery phrase is REED MEADOW GR-SS. Clue: a pasture ? of moist places throughout north america. |
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itsjoeysfault: @Yggdrasiltweet lolll my husband is the king of dbl standards. Good thing he's pretty used to the phrase 'go fuck yourself'.. cuz he hears> |
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