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Maiyam Nasim
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The document discusses verb phrases and their structure. A verb phrase minimally consists of a main verb, and may also include a noun phrase or prepositional phrase. The verb phrase is built around the verb and can indicate an action, state, or sensation. Examples are given of verb phrases in the present and past tense. A more complex example shows the tree structure of a verb phrase containing an auxiliary verb, main verb, noun phrase, and prepositional phrase.

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Verb Phrase Presented by: Almas Arshad (o2) Maryam Nasim (16)
At a minimum, verb phrase consist of main verb (V). It may also be followed by a NP (usually the traditional object relation), as in: Bill Laughed. On the left-hand side, we find noun phrase like Bill. On the right-hand side we find a verb phrase like laughed. Verb Phrase
VP must consist of a V and optionally an NP and a prepositional phrase(PP). VPV(NP) + (PP) PP must have a structure. PP Prep + NP
Verb phrase is built around a verb which can indicate an action as in form of a state, a sensation and in present and past tense. A) a state: Wrote the letter VP V NP Wrote D N The letter Use of verb in Verb Phrase
B) A sensation: was in the Garden VP V PP was P NP in D N the garden
C) In present or past tense: was very nice VP V adj P was adv adj very nice
The boy saw the man with the telescope S NP Aux VP D N past V NP PP the boy saw D N P NP the man with D N the telescope Tree structure of VP
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  • 1. Verb Phrase Presented by: Almas Arshad (o2) Maryam Nasim (16)
  • 2. At a minimum, verb phrase consist of main verb (V). It may also be followed by a NP (usually the traditional object relation), as in: Bill Laughed. On the left-hand side, we find noun phrase like Bill. On the right-hand side we find a verb phrase like laughed. Verb Phrase
  • 3. VP must consist of a V and optionally an NP and a prepositional phrase(PP). VPV(NP) + (PP) PP must have a structure. PP Prep + NP
  • 4. Verb phrase is built around a verb which can indicate an action as in form of a state, a sensation and in present and past tense. A) a state: Wrote the letter VP V NP Wrote D N The letter Use of verb in Verb Phrase
  • 5. B) A sensation: was in the Garden VP V PP was P NP in D N the garden
  • 6. C) In present or past tense: was very nice VP V adj P was adv adj very nice
  • 7. The boy saw the man with the telescope S NP Aux VP D N past V NP PP the boy saw D N P NP the man with D N the telescope Tree structure of VP