question about verbal phrases?

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question about verbal phrases?

question about verbal phrases

The people, working hard, were so busy building .......

is "working hard" one

2007-02-13 12:53:46 · 4 answers · asked by jnstambler 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay

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No... the people are hard working. (that describes the noun)
The verb is were building.
The people, working hard, were so busy building very quickly.
Very quickly would be a verbal phrase... as you call it.

2007-02-13 17:10:09 · answer #1 · answered by ru.barbie2 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋

i'm amazing with grammar and a hundred% specific approximately this answer. is a prepositional word via fact it contains a preposition and its merchandise. It relates "books" to "industry" with the preposition "on." is a verbal word via fact it contains an infinitive "to be." An infinitive is barely between the quite some styles of verbal words. is a clause via fact it features a verb "gave" and the subject of that verb "he." All clauses incorporate the two a topic and a verb.

2016-10-02 02:38:58 · answer #2 · answered by empfield 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋

no, it's not. But if you said, "The people who were working hard...."

2007-02-13 13:02:27 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋

nope
thats a phrasal verb

2007-02-13 13:01:04 · answer #4 · answered by slins 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋