| 单词 | verb phrase |
| 例句 | They can also show up as an adjunct to a verb phrase or clause, as in She died young And They showed up drunk. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z Indeed, it’s a good habit to at least consider moving an adverb to the end of the verb phrase. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z A verb phrase is a string of words of any length which fills a particular slot in a tree. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z Subjects are special: all verbs have one, and it sits outside the verb phrase, occupying one of the two major branches of the clause, the other being the predicate. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z It also determines the grammatical category of the phrase: in this case it is a verb phrase, a phrase built around a verb. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z Some people, she explains, produce complex noun phrases and simple verb phrases; others produce complex adverbial phrases, and so on. Forensic linguistics: Do your e-mails, texts and tweets reveal clues to your identity? 2015-02-19T05:00:00Z Another is the rule that “like” joins noun phrases, while “as” or “as if” is for verb phrases. Steven Pinker’s Bad Grammar 2014-11-03T05:00:00Z The more natural place for an adverb like “soon” is between the parts of the verb phrase. Early and Often 2015-06-09T04:00:00Z Indeed, it's a good habit to at least consider moving an adverb to the end of the verb phrase. Steven Pinker: 10 'grammar rules' it's OK to break (sometimes) 2014-08-15T04:00:00Z They are verb phrases which express ability, possibility, obligation, or necessity. Word Study and English Grammar A Primer of Information about Words, Their Relations and Their Uses In constructing the full form of the verb or verb phrase there are three distinct parts from which all other forms are made. Practical Grammar and Composition On account of the lack of inflections, verb phrases are very frequent. An English Grammar Parse the verbs, verbals, and verb phrases in the following sentences:— 1. An English Grammar The following scheme will show how rich our language is in verb phrases to express every variety of meaning. An English Grammar The predicate of a sentence is a verb or verb phrase which says something about the subject. An English Grammar The last word of such a verb phrase is called the Principal Verb, and the other words the Auxiliaries. Practical Grammar and Composition |
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