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Persian Learner Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

Verb phrase

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John plays the piano and sings.

Is the underlined part a verb phrase in terms of form?
  

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Persian Learner Is the underlined part a verb phrase in terms of form? No. "the piano" is the complement of the verb, not part of the verb.

  • Persian Learner Is the underlined part a verb phrase in terms of form?
  • No.
  • "the piano" is the complement of the verb, not part of the verb.
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Persian LearnerIs the underlined part a verb phrase in terms of form?
No. "the piano" is the complement of the verb, not part of the verb.

The sentence contains the compound verb "plays and sings."

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