Verb phrase

1. I have started my work at 9 o’clock this morning.

2. I have been there before the Covid.
3. I don’t like to drink red wine after finishing work.
I would like to drink red wine after finishing work.
I don’t like to drink red wine after I finished my work.
4. A lot of people may love to eat gummy bears.
5. Jimmy will always love to play basketball with his kids.
Stare – look
Start
Time: from – to
I have been working from 9 to 7.
Verb phrase:
 Auxiliary + be + not + main verb
 Be + main verb
 Be + not + main verb
 Auxiliary + main verb
 Auxiliary + not + main verb
Auxiliary verb Be verb Negative Main verb
Would, should, Am, is, are, was, not Eat, run, start,
will, might, do, were, be, been do, have, sleep,
can, could, etc.
shall, has, have,
may, did

I can eat a lot of food in the buffet.

She will be running late because of traffic.
They are doing their work.
Jenny is not a teacher.
Bob could not confess his love to her.
Adjective phrase
1. The house is very far away from the beach.
2. It looks very good.
3. I am doing very well.
4. The food is a little bit salty.
5. The air smells fresh and clean.

Noun phrase
1. Michael has a huge cat.
2. Jay ate my breakfast.
3. I like to drink red wine.
4. I like to eat street food.
5. Marco is my best friend.
Clause – group of words with subject and verb
 Independent clause – can be alone
 Dependent clause – can’t be alone
Sentence – group of words with subject and verb and
ends with a period (.)

I swam yesterday.
I swam yesterday because the weather is fine. I brought
my dog with me.
I swam yesterday because the weather is fine and I
brought my dog with me.

Subject – the topic, “what we are talking about”

Verb – the action, “what is happening”
Compliment – they describe the subject; noun/adjective
Object

Sentence patterns: + adverb/preposition

 S-V : I dance.
I dance in school. (prep)
I dance gracefully. (adv)
 V – main verb (eat, sleep, kill, confess)

 S-V-C : I am a dancer.
 V – be verb (am, is, are, was, were)
  S-V-O : I dance ballet.
 S-V-IO-DO : I brought him his watch.
 S-V-O-OC : I found the story horrible.

I sleep beautiful.
I sleep beautifully.
I sleep, Beautiful.

I am going to cook, Jessica. (SV)

I am going to cook Jessica. (SVO)