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由 **Claire Lu** » 週一 7月 10, 2006 7:47 pm

What are the differences between phrasal verbs and verbal phrases?
Thank you!

由 **Glotynn** » 週二 7月 11, 2006 2:17 pm

verb phrase: a phrase consisting of a verb and its auxiliaries, e.g. has been done, will be staying, can do, etc.

phrasal verb: an English verb followed by one or more particles where the combination behaves as a syntactic and semantic unit, e.g. look after, break down, put on, etc.

由 **Claire Lu** » 週三 7月 12, 2006 8:11 pm

Verb phrase: It consists of a verb and its helping verb.What about "go to work","play th epiano"....What are those called?

由 **Glotynn** » 週三 7月 12, 2006 9:20 pm

go to work, go to school, or go to church is not a verb phrase, but a partial sentence structure: Vi + prep. + O.

Likewise, play the piano is also a partial sentence structure: Vt + O, and not a verb phrase.

由 **Wayne** » 週四 7月 13, 2006 11:52 pm

A phrase is a set of words; if it conains a verb, it is a verb phrase. For example, a verb phrase which is formed by a finite transitive verb followed by its object may form the predicate of a sentence.

由 **Claire Lu** » 週五 7月 14, 2006 2:45 pm

If you say so, "go to school" begins with a verb and it is a group of words
which has a meaning. Is that a verb phrase as well?

由 **Wayne** » 週五 7月 14, 2006 10:08 pm

Claire Lu 寫:If you say so, "go to school" begins with a verb and it is a group of words
which has a meaning. Is that a verb phrase as well?

I'd say so.

由 **Claire Lu** » 週一 7月 17, 2006 2:31 pm

What about " on the table" or " in the classroom" these kinds of phrases which begin with prepositions. Are they prepositional phrases or adverbial phrases?

由 **Glotynn** » 週一 7月 17, 2006 4:30 pm

Wayne 寫:
Claire Lu 寫:If you say so, "go to school" begins with a verb and it is a group of words
which has a meaning. Is that a verb phrase as well?

I'd say so.

from dctionary.com
verb phrase
n. Abbr. VP
1. A phrase consisting of a verb and its auxiliaries, as should be done in the sentence The students should be done with the exam by noon.
2. A phrase consisting of a verb, its auxiliaries, its complements, and other modifiers, as should be done with the exam by noon in the sentence The students should be done with the exam by noon.

由 **Glotynn** » 週六 9月 16, 2006 6:32 pm

Claire Lu 寫:What about " on the table" or " in the classroom" these kinds of phrases which begin with prepositions. Are they prepositional phrases or adverbial phrases?

"on the table" or "in the classroom" is literally a prepositional phrase, but functions as an adverbial or adjective phrase.

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