VERBPHRASE

Verb phrase

In linguistics, a verb phrase or VP is a syntactic unit composed of at least one verb and the dependents of that verb – objects, complements and other modifiers, but not including the subject. Thus in the sentence A fat man put the jewels quickly in the box, the words put the jewels quickly in the box may be considered a verb phrase – this consists of the verb put and its dependents, but not its subject a fat man. A verb phrase is therefore similar to what is considered a predicate in some contexts.

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verb phrase

Noun

  1. A construction in a clause consisting of a verb and its internal complements, objects, or modifiers.
  2. A phrase that functions syntactically as a verb, consisting of a main verb and any auxiliaries.


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