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Verb plus Noun Part-of-Speech Label?

Verb plus Noun Part-of-Speech Label?

What is the part of speech label we give to verb plus noun groups viz. see a movie, solve a crime, eat an apple. Are they just labeled collocations?
  

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If a group ow words makes some logical sense, but is not a complete clause , then call it a phrase . Some sources use "clause" if the phrase includes a verb form plus its subject and/or object. It can also include the type of head word: Seeing a movie (gerund phrase) To finish school (infinitive phrase) Running beside her dog (participial phrase) Some of your examples are complete sentences or main clauses: Do you want to have fun today?

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  • If a group ow words makes some logical sense, but is not a complete clause , then call it a phrase .
  • Some sources use "clause" if the phrase includes a verb form plus its subject and/or object.
  • It can also include the type of head word: Seeing a movie (gerund phrase) To finish school (infinitive phrase) Running beside her dog (participial phrase) Some of your examples are complete sentences or main clauses: Do you want to have fun today?
  • See a movie!
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If a group ow words makes some logical sense, but is not a complete clause, then call it a phrase. Some sources use "clause" if the phrase includes a verb form plus its subject and/or object. It can also include the type of head word:

Seeing a movie (gerund phrase)
To finish school (infinitive phrase)
Running beside her dog (participial phrase)

Some of your
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