verb phrase

Noun

  • Joe ran out the clock in the fourth quarter.
  • Marcy was unable to win the lottery.
  • A construction in a clause consisting of a verb and its internal complements, objects, or modifiers.
  • A phrase that functions syntactically as a verb, consisting of a main verb and any auxiliaries.

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