4.2 Verb Phrases

Identify the verb phrase in each sentence.
The seeds from the cacao tree are processed for chocolate.

• the seeds
• from the cacao tree
• are processed
• for chocolate

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The ancestors of people in Mexico have been credited with the discovery of chocolate.

• the ancestors
• of people
• have been credited
• discovery of chocolate

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The Maya and the Aztec peoples did process chocolate centuries ago.

• the Aztec peoples
• did process
• the Maya
• centuries ago

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Did they mix the ground seeds with spices and water?

• did mix
• the ground seeds
• with spices
• with spices and water

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Such a mixture could have been the first chocolate drink.

• such a mixture
• first chocolate drink
• could have been
• a mixture could

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By the 1600s hot chocolate had become popular in Europe.

• by the 1600s
• hot chocolate
• in Europe
• had become

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Its taste and texture have changed over the years.

• its taste
• and texture
• over the years
• have changed

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Its many varieties are enjoyed by people the world over.

• are enjoyed
• its many varieties
• by people
• the world over

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Have you ever read anything about the cacao tree?

• have
• read

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It can grow only in tropical climates.

• can
• grow