1. Verb Phrase
Presented by:
Almas Arshad (o2)
Maryam Nasim (16)

2. • At a minimum, verb phrase consist of main verb (V).
• It may also be followed by a NP (usually the
traditional “object” relation), as in:
Bill Laughed.
On the left-hand side, we find noun phrase like Bill. On
the right-hand side we find a verb phrase like laughed.
Verb Phrase

3. • VP must consist of a V and optionally an NP and a prepositional
phrase(PP).
VP→V(NP) + (PP)
• PP must have a structure.
PP→ Prep + NP

4. • Verb phrase is built around a verb which can indicate an
action as in form of a state, a sensation and in present and
past tense.
A) a state:
Wrote the letter
VP
V NP
Wrote D N
The letter
Use of verb in Verb Phrase

5. B) A sensation:
was in the Garden
VP
V PP
was P NP
in D N
the garden

6. C) In present or past tense:
was very nice
VP
V adj P
was adv adj
very nice

7. The boy saw the man with the telescope
S
NP Aux VP
D N past V NP PP
the boy saw D N P NP
the man with D N
the telescope
Tree structure of VP

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