Enrique's Journey Prologue - Verb Phrases
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Claire Major
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What is a verb phrase?
A phrase is a group of words.
A verb phrase is a group of words that create the entire verb.
Main verb + helping verb
In English, common verb phrases consist of a main verb and a helping verb, as in the sentence “She is going to class.” Here, “going” is the main verb while “is” operates as a helping verb to define the tense of the sentence.
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The helping verb "helps" to create the tense!
“He has lived in New York for two years.”
In this example, "has lived" is the verb phrase.
Has lived = present perfect tense
Has = Helping verb
Lived = Main verb
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Multiple Choice
What is the main verb in this sentence from the prologue in Enrique's Journey?
"Anti-immigrant measures have had a severe side-effect."
have
had
have had
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Multiple Choice
What is the helping verb in this sentence from the prologue in Enrique's Journey?
"Anti-immigrant measures have had a severe side-effect."
have
had
have had
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We will go to the movies to see Thor: Love and Thunder.
What is the verb phrase?
In this sentence, the verb is "go" - but we want to indicate that we will go in the future (using future tense).
To create the tense, I use a helping verb with my main verb.
Will = helps to create the future tense
Go = main verb
In this sentence, the entire verb phrase is "will go"
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Multiple Choice
What is the verb phrase in this sentence from the prologue in Enrique's Journey? "He has missed his mother intensely."
He has missed
has missed
missed his mother
has missed his mother
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Multiple Choice
What is the verb phrase in this sentence from the prologue in Enrique's Journey? "But Carmen hasn't been able to save enough to pay a smuggler."
has not been able
has not been able to save
able to save
has not been
What is a verb phrase?
A phrase is a group of words.
A verb phrase is a group of words that create the entire verb.
Main verb + helping verb
In English, common verb phrases consist of a main verb and a helping verb, as in the sentence “She is going to class.” Here, “going” is the main verb while “is” operates as a helping verb to define the tense of the sentence.
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