The cage on the lorry was covered.
Analyse the verb phrase in the given sentences
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As we know a complete sentence in grammar is made up of units. One such unit is a phrase. Let us learn about phrases, their meaning, syntax and some types of phrases that we see in English grammar like noun phrases, verb phrases, prepositional phrase etc.
Phrases
A phrase is a group or combination of two or more words. It is a unit of a complete sentence. By itself, a phrase is not a complete sentence, as it does not relay a complete thought. It does not contain the subject and the predicate both, so it is not a clause either.
The length of the phrase may differ from two words to many more words. This does not have any connection to whether it is a phrase or a sentence. For example “old dog” is a phrase. So is “the old, smelly, shivering dog” is also a phrase.
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The phrase would include the verbal (participle, gerund or infinitive) and any modifiers, complements or objects.
Here,was covered is the verb phrase and it is in past tense.
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