Noun and Verb Phrases
By Regan Shatto
Definitions
Verb Phrase Definition
A verb is a word to describe an action done by the main part of the sentence. A verb is usually done by the main noun in the sentence.
Noun Phrase Definition
The noun is the person/object doing the verb/the action. A noun is usually at the beginning of the sentence.
Examples
Verb Phrase Examples
The underlined words are the verbs.
- I walked my dog.
- Sally fed her cat.
- He read the book.
- She wrote her paper.
- Jack took the STAAR Test.
- I mowed the lawn.
Noun Phrase Examples
The underlined words are the nouns.
- I walked my dog.
- Sally fed her cat.
- He read the book.
- She wrote her paper.
- Jack took the STAAR Test.
- I mowed the lawn.