Persian Learner Posted 10 years ago
Grammar
Verb phrase
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John plays the piano and sings.
Is the underlined part a verb phrase in terms of form?
John plays the piano and sings.
Is the underlined part a verb phrase in terms of form?
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Persian Learner Is the underlined part a verb phrase in terms of form? No. "the piano" is the complement of the verb, not part of the verb.
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Persian LearnerIs the underlined part a verb phrase in terms of form?No. "the piano" is the complement of the verb, not part of the verb.
The sentence contains the compound verb "plays and sings."
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It is a verb phrase in some analyses: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Verb_phrase
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