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VERB PHRASE
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What is a verb phrase?
  • Definition
  • A verb phrase is composed of the verbs of the
    sentence and any modifiers of verbs,including
    adverbs, prepositional phrase or object.
  • Most verb phrases functions as predicates of
    sentences.
  • Henry made my coach very proud.

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What is a verb phrase?
  • Definition
  • A verb phrase is a group of words that contains
    one or two auxiliary verb(s) and finishes in main
    verb.

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What is an auxiliary verb?
  • Definition
  • An auxiliary verb is a kind of verbs that is used
    to help simple verb make negative,interrogative
    sentence and tenses.

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What is a main verb?
  • Definition
  • A main verb is a kind of verbs that is used to
    state the action of subject.
  • The main verb can be the only verb in the
    sentence.

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HOW TO USE HELPING VERBS
  • Auxiliary verbs can be used with modal verbs
  • Auxiliary verbs are used to make sentences
    negative.
  • Auxiliary verb is used to ask questions.
  • Auxiliary verb is used in the sentence structure
    of the verb sentence.

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What are modal verbs?
  • Definition
  • Modal verbs are also called auxiliary verbs,
    helping verbs and modal auxiliary.

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STRUCTURES OF VERB PHRASE
  • Main verb
  • Auxiliary verb main verb
  • Auxiliary verb auxiliary verb main verb

  • Lay senghor

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EXERCISES
  • The man live in the dormitory.
  • He stayed at the Hi Hat hotel.
  • I am learning English from Senghor.
  • They have been learning at CUE.
  • I could use some books.
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