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Laborious Posted 9 years ago
Grammar

Verb phrase

Hello teachers,


I have a confusion concerning verb phrases. Are adverb phrases or adverbial phrases parts of verb phrases?

For example:

-She walked slowly.

-Tom went to the store.

-Susan ate her meal quickly.


In these examples, are the verb phrases "walked slowly", "went to the store", and "ate her meal quickly"?

Thank you!

  

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Laborious I have a confusion concerning verb phrases. Are adverb phrases or adverbial phrases parts of verb phrases? The term 'verb phrase' is vague, and is used by different grammarians to mean different structures.

  • Laborious I have a confusion concerning verb phrases.
  • Are adverb phrases or adverbial phrases parts of verb phrases?
  • The term 'verb phrase' is vague, and is used by different grammarians to mean different structures.
  • Here is one: verb phrase 1.
  • a verb with another word or words indicating tense, mood, or person.
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LaboriousI have a confusion concerning verb phrases. Are adverb phrases or adverbial phrases parts of verb phrases?

The term 'verb phrase' is vague, and is used by different grammarians to mean different structures. Here is one:

verb phrase
1. a verb with another word or words indicating tense, mood, or person.
2.a phrasal ve

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Yes, I'd say they are.

A verb phrase fills the role of predicate in a clause. It consists of a verb and all its dependents, i.e. determiners, complements and modifiers.

Take a look here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Verb_phrase

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