Verb Phrases

Select the verb phrase of the following sentence:

"I was thinking about teaching grammar."

• was thinking

• was thinking about

• I was thinking

• about teaching grammar

Select the verb phrase for the following sentence:

"I may not have had a birthday party last year."

• may not have

• may not have had

• may had

• may have had

Select the verb phrase for the following sentence:

"I am feeling annoyed by that marker clicking!"

• am feeling annoyed

• am feeling

• am feeling annoyed by

• am feeling annoyed by that

Select the verb phrase from the following sentence:

"Wilson and I may actually come to parent night tonight."

• Wilson and I

• may actually come

• may come

• may actually come to

Select the verb phrase from the following sentence:

"The hyper giraffe was not thinking when he lept the fence."

• was thinking

• was not thinking

• lept the fence

• when he lept

Select the verb phrase from the following sentence:

"My students could maybe have been breathing more softly."

• could maybe have

• could have been

• breathing more softly

• could have been breathing

Select the verb phrase from the following sentence:

"You will never find me singing softly."

• singing softly

• will never find

• will find

• will find me

Select the verb phrase from the following sentence:

"I have not yet shown you my true self."

• I have not

• shown you

• have not yet shown

• have shown

Select the verb phrase for the following sentence:

"You should probably not drink hand sanitizer."

• should probably not drink

• should drink

• should probably drink

• should not drink

Select the verb phrase from the following sentence:

"The boy is using the hand vacuum for the spilled smoothie."

• is using

• for the spilled smoothie

• is using the hand vacuum

• the boy is using