The internal structure of verb phrases (VPs) are investigated. Using the Path Containment Condition, as developed by May (1985) , to establish relations between quantified arguments, this study draws two conclusions about the structure of argument-relations within VPs. First, arguments have binary relations with projections of the verb, and second, verbal modifiers have more proximate D-structure relations with the verb than do the subcategorized arguments of the verb. Contains 18 references. (Author/LB)