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ABSTRACT

This paper critically analysed the constrictions on the use of verb phrases in English language. In any sentence, the verb phrase is the portion that contains the verb and words that modify it, but not the subject of the sentence. Verb phrases might include only one word—the verb itself—or they might include several. The study concluded that students who understand what verb phrases are can speak, read, and write in more complex and nuanced ways. Verb phrases are common in the English language, and their word order is key to ensuring a sentence is grammatically correct. Finally, phrasal verbs are verb phrases (they contain more than one word and represent a single action), but not all verb phrases are phrasal verbs. One of the recommendations made in the study was that academic instructors and lecturers can help students understand verb phrases by offering visual activities, like art and images, to associate with ideas or organize their thoughts and concepts graphically.

KEYWORDS: Verb Phrase, Constrictions, English Language