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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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