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Mythical Lady Posted 19 years ago
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Phrasal Verb vs Verb Phrase

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0 They refer to different concepts. 01b 00Verb phrase02b 00 refers to the verb itself plus its objects or complements; 01b 00phrasal verb02b 00 refers to a type of verb consisting of a verb plus a particle, normally with an idiomatic meaning. For example, 01i 00walked to the shops02i 00 is a verb phrase in 01i 00I walked to the shops02i 00, which consists of a verb (01i 00walked02i 00) and its prepositional complement (01i 00to the shops02i 00).

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  • 0 They refer to different concepts.
  • 01b 00Verb phrase02b 00 refers to the verb itself plus its objects or complements; 01b 00phrasal verb02b 00 refers to a type of verb consisting of a verb plus a particle, normally with an idiomatic meaning.
  • For example, 01i 00walked to the shops02i 00 is a verb phrase in 01i 00I walked to the shops02i 00, which consists of a verb (01i 00walked02i 00) and its prepositional complement (01i 00to the shops02i 00).
  • 01i 00Look up02i 00 is a phrasal verb in 01i 00I looked up the word in the dictionary02i 00.
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0 They refer to different concepts. 01b00Verb phrase02b00 refers to the verb itself plus its objects or complements; 01b00phrasal verb02b00 refers to a type of verb consisting of a verb plus a particle, normally with an idiomatic meaning. For example, 01i00walked to the shops02i00 is a verb phrase in 01i00I walked
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  1. 00A phrase consisting of a verb and its auxiliaries, as 01i00should be done02i
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00He 01font00swims02font00 good -- 01font00swims02font00 is a verb phrase -- you do not need an auxiliary.0-
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0> According to CGEL,02br
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00>He 01font00swims02font00 01del00good02del00 -- 01font00swims02font00 is a verb phrase -- you do not need an auxiliary.02br
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00He swims 01font01b00well02b
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00The 01b00verb phrase 02b00is the 05100 plus the 05200, 05300, and/or 05400:02br
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00She 01b00sent me a lovely birthday card02b00. (everything except the 05500, '01i00she02i00', is the verb phrase)02br
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0Thanks all, 02br
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00One of my prof. was using the term verb phrase to refer to both main verb+object, adv, complements and verb + its particle. I've never thought about phrasal verb till I come in here. That 's the source of my confusion. I think it's clear now. Thanks again.0-
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I do agree with you with regards to the first explanation.

But, I think, the second one is different from your views. In my opinion, the words phrasal verb defines the words combining a verb and preposition like cut off, put forth, write down, pull up, etc.,
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I think we probably need also to consider the difference between these two:

1. A phrasal verb, where the combination of verb and preposition or adverb have reached a degree of association - their frequent use in tandem has come to mean that they act as an independent verb (a semantic unit):

He cut off the head of the chicken.

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