Verb Phrase Definition

Verb Phrase

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The verb phrase is the main verb plus the complement, object, and/or adverbial:

She sent me a lovely birthday card. (everything except the subject, 'she', is the verb phrase)

See Also:

Auxiliary Verb; Ditransitive Verb; Dynamic Verb; Finite Verb; Inchoative Verb; Intransitive Verb; Irregular Verb; Modal Verb; Performative Verb; Regular Verb; Stative Verb; Transitive Verb; Verb Group

Category:

Verbs and Tenses

Related to 'Verb Phrase'

Ambitransitive Verbs

Auxiliary Verbs

Causative Verbs

Continuous Verbs

Declarative Mood

Denominal Verbs

Ditransitive Verbs

Future Perfect Progressive (Future Perfect Continuous)

Future Progressive (Future Continuous)

Historic Present

Inchoative Verbs

Intransitive Verbs

Irregular Verbs

Non-Finite Verbs

Past Participles

Past Perfect Progressive (Past Perfect Continuous)

Past Progressive (Past Continuous)

Past Simple (Simple Past Tense)

Performative Verb

Present Participle

Present Perfect

Present Perfect Progressive (Present Perfect Continuous)

Present Progressive (Present Continuous)

Present Simple Tense

Progressive Aspect

Transitive Verb

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