Identifying Verb Phrases

Identify the verb or verb phrase:This has not occurred to me before.

• has occurred
• has not occurred
• has not
• occurred to me

Identify the verb or verb phrase:This was a great day!

• This was
• was a
• great day
• was

Identify the verb or verb phrase:Aunt Grace has finally learned to cook!

• to cook
• has finally learned
• has learned
• learned to cook

Identify the verb or verb phrase:The choir was singing a song from the new movie.

• from the new movie
• was singing
• was singing a song
• singing

Identify the verb or verb phrase:It has been a long day!

• It has been
• has been
• been a long day
• has been a long day

Identify the verb or verb phrase:She had certainly written a long term paper.

• had certainly
• had certainly written
• had written a long term paper
• had written

Identify the verb or verb phrase:The student rushed through his test.

• rushed
• rushed through
• student rushed
• student rushed through

Identify the verb or verb phrase:Carolyn must not have taken the test yet.

• must not
• not have taken
• must not have taken
• must have taken

Identify the verb or verb phrase:At this rate, we will never finish our project on time.

• At this rate
• we will never
• will never finish
• will finish

Identify the verb or verb phrase:Despite our effort, we still might not win.

• might not win
• still might not win
• still might win
• might win