0
Anonymous Posted 5 years ago
Grammar

Is vital

Ensuring the power supply reaching a centrifuge is perfectly balanced is vital.

Is "is vital" a verb phrase in the sentence above?

  

Top answer

anonymous Is "is vital" a verb phrase in the sentence above? No. It is a copulative verb and its predicate adjective.

— Anonymous

  • anonymous Is "is vital" a verb phrase in the sentence above?
  • No.
  • It is a copulative verb and its predicate adjective.
Free · every Monday

Get the Weekly English Kit 📬

New words, one handy idiom, and a 2-minute quiz — delivered to your inbox to keep your streak alive.

3 Answers
0
anonymousIs "is vital" a verb phrase in the sentence above?

No. It is a copulative verb and its predicate adjective.

0
0

Vital is an adjective.

0
0
anonymousIs "is vital" a verb phrase in the sentence above?

The verb phrase is just "is".

However, I have heard structures like "is vital" described as an "extended verb phrase", in other words, the predicate of the sentence.

CJ

0

Related Questions