A verb is either an action verb, linking verb or helping verb. A verb phrase is utilized if more than one verb is used in a sentence, like a helping verb and an action verb.
Example:
He had gone to the mall.
Had is a helping verb.
Gone is an action verb.
Had gone is a verb phrase.
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I assume you mean "verb or verb phrase" A verb is a word that shows action or ownership, as in "I SAT on the chair" (SAT is the verb), "I WENT to the store" (WENT is the verb) or "That book BELONGS to me." (BELONGS is the verb). A verb phrase is the verb plus any of its modifiers. In the above examples, "on the chair", "to the store", and "to me" are each prepositional phrases that modify the verbs. Together with the verbs themselves, they constitute verb phrases.
Yes it is a word any more question about this ...........................
Back when I was in school, we had a catchy jingle that helped us remember
the rule. Part of the lyrics went like this:
Ah well ah evrybody knows, about the verd,
verd, verd, verd, v-verd's the word,
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a verb is an action, a verb phrase is a group of words including a verb
The phrase "is not" is a verb phrase using the verb (is) and the adverb (not).
The verb phrase is "should have been."
The verb phrase is 'should pry'. Not is an adverb.
been washed. This is a passive verb phrase.
Made can be an action verb in past tense as long as it is in a verb phrase.