OK let's see what happens with a verb phrase.
We've got a verb "see" and we've got a noun,
an object noun "him".
Well here's the verb see -- we can see it's
very greedy.
It wants a subject and an object.
And here's the noun "him" -- it's an object.
This is looking OK.
It shouldn't be a problem.
The two words meet up, and they look compatible.
Because the verb wants an object noun.
Looking good!
They get married, they merge, and the big
baby has the meaning of both words, has the
form of the greedy word, and some of the greedy
word's greed is still left over.
The baby is still looking for a subject.
Let's have a look at that in detail, shall
we?
Here we are -- the meaning of both, the form of the greedy word and the greed is still there
 
