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- Joe ran out the clock in the fourth quarter.
- Marcy was unable to win the lottery.
- The ice cream cones were being devoured as soon as they reached the children's hands.
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| Examples (grammar)
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- Joe ran out the clock in the fourth quarter.
- Marcy was unable to win the lottery.
- The ice cream cones were being devoured as soon as they reached the children's hands.
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verb phrase (plural verb phrases)
- (linguistics) A construction in a clause consisting of a verb and its internal complements, or modifiers.
- (grammar) A phrase that functions syntactically as a verb, consisting of a main verb and any auxiliaries.
Phrase that functions syntactically as a verb
verb phrase on Wikipedia.Wikipedia