Verb phrases contain both a verb and its dependents, such as a direct or indirect object. There are two main types of verb phrases: those that serve as the predicate of a clause or sentence, containing a helping verb in addition to the main verb, and those that function as an adverb or adjective, containing a verb and its modifiers or complements. Examples of verb phrases as predicates include "The author is writing a new book" and "I must make an 'A' in this class." Examples of verb phrases functioning as adverbs or adjectives include "Running on the wet floor, she slipped and broke her arm" and "It takes two people to tango." Verb phrases provide important information about the

1. Verb Phrases
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2. What is a verb and a phrase?
Verb(noun)/v3:b//v3:rb/
• A word or group of words that describes an
action, experience, or state, such as ‘come’, ‘see’
and ‘put on’
Phrases (noun) /freiz/
•technical a group of words without a finite verb,
especially when they used to form part of a
sentence, such as ‘walking along the road’ and ‘a
bar of soap’

3. Defining a Verb Phrases
• A verb phrase is the portion of a sentence that
contains both the verb and either a direct or
indirect object(the verb’s dependents).
A verb phrases can be a predicate of a clause or
sentence. A verb phrase can also be a phrase that
functions as an adverb or adjective and contains
a verb and its complements, objects, or modifiers.

4. Verb Phrases
• Verbs are words that demonstrate an action, like
sing, dance, smell, talk, and eat. They serve as a
link between the subject of the verb and
information about that subject. The information
is usually descriptive.
In order to show activities that can be done,
active verbs are used while linking verbs describe
conditions.

5. Active vs. Linking
• She smells the pizza (active)
• The wet dog smells awful (linking)
• He appears on screen as an actor.
• Tony appears angry.

6. Verb Phrases
• Verb phrases take the verb once step further by
comprising the verb, plus the complement,
object, or adverb. Verb phrases, such as “She
was walking quickly to the mall” comprise the
verb(walking) and the complement(to the mall).
• She was walking quickly to the mall

7. Verb Phrase
• A verb phrase can be the predicate of a sentence
or a clause. In this case, there will usually be a
helping verb in addition to the verb. Here are
some examples of a verb phrase as a predicate:

8. Verb Phrase examples as a predicate
• The author is writing a new book
• I must make an “A” in this class
• The fierce cat might eat the fish.
• My mother is fixing us some dinner.

9. Verb Phrases
• Some verb phrases have a single function which
means it can act like an adverb or an adjective.
The phrase would include the verb and any
modifiers, complements, or objects.

10. Verb Phrases
• It takes two people to tango.
• To bake a cake, you need flour and sugar.
• Running on the wet floor, she slipped and broke
her arm.
• Finally, I have saved enough to buy a car.

11. Verb Phrases
• All of these Different verb phrases demonstrate
how the dependents of the verb provide
important useful information for the reader
about the action in the sentence. Verb phrases
help to make your text more informative and
meaningful and they are essential to a clear
writing.

12. Verb phrase activity
• Write at least 3 Verb Phrases that use as a
predicate in the sentence you know and
underline it.
• And 2 Verb Phrases act like an adverb or an
adjective in a sentence.

13. That’s all for today
Goodbye class!