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Phrasal Verb vs Verb Phrase

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Mythical Lady  #316289  Wed, 17 Jan 07 11:32 AM

Is really there any difference?

Thanks in advance

  
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Anonymous  #316316  Wed, 17 Jan 07 01:03 PM
They refer to different concepts.  Verb phrase refers to the verb itself plus its objects or complements; phrasal verb refers to a type of verb consisting of a verb plus a particle, normally with an idiomatic meaning.  For example, walked to the shops is a verb phrase in I walked to the shops, which consists of a verb (walked) and its prepositional complement (to the shops).  Look up is a phrasal verb in I looked up the word in the dictionary.  They refer not only to different concepts but also to concepts of different orders.

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milky  #316325  Wed, 17 Jan 07 01:20 PM
verb phrase
n. (Abbr. VP)
  1. A phrase consisting of a verb and its auxiliaries, as should be done in the sentence The students should be done with the exam by noon.
  2. A phrase consisting of a verb, its auxiliaries, its complements, and other modifiers, as should be done with the exam by noon in the sentence The students should be done with the exam by noon.
  
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Inchoateknowledge  #316356  Wed, 17 Jan 07 02:53 PM

According to CGEL,

He swims good -- swims is a verb phrase -- you do not need an auxiliary.

  
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Anonymous  #316391  Wed, 17 Jan 07 04:33 PM

> According to CGEL,

>He swims good -- swims is a verb phrase -- you do not need an auxiliary.

He swims well.

  
milky  #316660  Thu, 18 Jan 07 07:09 AM
 Inchoateknowledge wrote:

According to CGEL,

He swims good -- swims is a verb phrase -- you do not need an auxiliary.

CGEL gave "swims good"!? Where? On which page?

  
milky  #316661  Thu, 18 Jan 07 07:11 AM

The verb phrase is the main verb plus the complement, object, and/or adverbial:

She sent me a lovely birthday card. (everything except the subject, 'she', is the verb phrase)

http://www.usingenglish.com/glossary/verb-phrase.html

  
Mythical Lady  #317032  Fri, 19 Jan 07 12:45 AM

Thanks all,

One of my prof. was using the term verb phrase to refer to both main verb+object, adv, complements and verb + its particle. I've never thought about phrasal verb till I come in here. That 's the source of my confusion. I think it's clear now. Thanks again.

  
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