verb phrase

Grammar

The verb component of a clause. It may consist of one word or several. If it is one word, then that word is a main verb. If it is more than one word, then one is the main verb and the others are auxiliary verbs. In statements the verb phrase normally comes after the subject and before the object or complement:

subject	verb	object	complement
The music	played.
It	was		their home.
It	changed	my life.

The verb phrase in a clause can be finite or non-finite and agrees with the subject in number and person.See also agreement.