... (and to the clauses denotingthem), the literature also applies these labels to the verbs or verb phrases whichtypically refer to a particular group of situations. We read of ‘punctual verbs’,‘durative ... Using the term verb phrase (VP)Strictly speaking, a verb phrase is a phrase (group of words) with a verb ashead. Thus, the clause John presumably left the house contains the VP left the house. ... (Together with the adverb presumably, the VP forms the ‘predicateconstituent’, i. e. that part of the clause that is not the subject Ϫ see section1.7.) However, in John presumably left, the...