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

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.1

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

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

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.1

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

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

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.2.6

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.4.1B

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

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

CCSS.L.4.1E

CCSS.L.7.1A

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

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

CCSS.L.4.1E

CCSS.L.7.1A

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

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.1

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

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

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.1

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

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.1

Select the verb phrase from the following sentence:

"You shall definitely succeed in life!"

• shall definitely succeed

• shall succeed in

• shall succeed

• You shall succeed

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.1

What is a verb that helps the main verb in a verb phrase

• action verb
• helping verb
• linking verb
• adjective

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.2.6

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.4.1B