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Practical English Grammar


the verb phrase


A verb phrase is the main verb and one or more helping verbs.
Common helping verbs include these words in the box.

am are be been being can could did do
does doing had hashave having is may might
must shall should was were will would
The verb phrases are underlined in these sentences.

Many doctors have been concerned about the new flu.
Some of the new stamps were purchased by the collector.
The collector had purchased the new stamps.
We had never witnessed such a hysterical scene. Never is an adverb modifying the
main verb, witnessed, and is not part of the verb phrase. Will you remember my address and phone number? You is the pronoun subject of
the sentence and is not part of the verb phrase.
Is Emma practicing her piano now? Emma is the sentences subject and is not part
of the verb phrase.
The runner had not been passed by any of the other contestants. Not is an adverb
and is not part of the verb phrase.

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Notes


Practical English Grammar - Notes
1. compound subjects part two
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2. Quotation Marks Part Three
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3. Italics Hyphens and Brackets
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4. complete and simple subjects
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5. Sound a like words Part Four
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6. the adjective clause
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7. the indirect object
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8. irregular verbs part two
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9. what good writers do
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10. Commas Part Two
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11. Commas Part Four
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12. compound subjects part one
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13. Periods Question Marks and Exclamation Marks
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14. the noun adjective pronoun question
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15. The nominative case
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16. The Colon
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17. Second Capitalization List
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18. subject verb agreement situations
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19. the interjection
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20. the object of the preposition
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21. types of nouns
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22. reflexive demonstrative and interrogative pronouns
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23. the adverb
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24. Active and passive voices
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25. Sound a like words Part Two
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26. Commas Part Three
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27. Commas Part Five
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28. The Apostrophe
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29. Quotation Marks Part One
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30. Quotation Marks Part Two
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31. First Capitalization List
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32. subject and verb agreement
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33. the correlative conjunction
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34. the subordinating conjunction
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35. introducing phrases
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36. the prepositional phrase
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37. the adjective phrase
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38. the noun clause
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39. Confusing usage words part one
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40. Confusing usage words part two
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41. Confusing usage words part five
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42. indefinite pronouns
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43. regular verb tenses
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44. complex sentences
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45. pronouns and their antecedents
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46. the preposition
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47. The coordinating conjunction
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48. complete and simple predicates
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49. compound subject and compound predicate
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50. the verb phrase
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