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Verb Phrase

Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 19mins

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1.

Select the verb phrase of the following sentence:

"I was thinking about teaching grammar."

a)

was thinking

b)

was thinking about

c)

I was thinking

d)

about teaching grammar

2.

Select the verb phrase for the following sentence:

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

a)

may not have

b)

may not have had

c)

may had

d)

may have had

3.

Select the verb phrase for the following sentence:

"I am feeling annoyed by that marker clicking!"

a)

am feeling annoyed

b)

am feeling

c)

am feeling annoyed by

d)

am feeling annoyed by that

4.

Select the verb phrase from the following sentence:

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

a)

Wilson and I

b)

may actually come

c)

may come

d)

may actually come to

5.

Select the verb phrase from the following sentence:

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

a)

was thinking

b)

was not thinking

c)

lept the fence

d)

when he lept

6.

Select the verb phrase from the following sentence:

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

a)

could maybe have

b)

could have been

c)

breathing more softly

d)

could have been breathing

7.

Select the verb phrase from the following sentence:

"You will never find me singing softly."

a)

singing softly

b)

will never find

c)

will find

d)

will find me

8.

Select the verb phrase for the following sentence:

"You should probably not drink hand sanitizer."

a)

should probably not drink

b)

should drink

c)

should probably drink

d)

should not drink

9.

Select the verb phrase from the following sentence:

"You shall definitely succeed in life!"

a)

shall definitely succeed

b)

shall succeed in

c)

shall succeed

d)

You shall succeed

10.
What is a verb that helps the main verb in a verb phrase
a)
action verb
b)
helping verb
c)
linking verb
d)
adjective
11.
In the following sentence is "are" a helping or a linking verb?

You are working very hard on this material.
a)
helping verb
b)
linking verb
12.

The girls are eating pizza after practice.

a)

helping verb

b)

main verb

13.

They are buying many books for gifts.

a)

helping verb

b)

main verb

14.

Many other parents and friends have offered their services.

a)

helping verb

b)

main verb

15.

Many adults walk their dogs at night.

a)

helping verb

b)

main verb

16.

The football schedule was planned last summer.

a)

helping verb

b)

main verb

17.

Find the Verb or Verb Phrase in the following sentence:

Find the verb or verb phrase in the following sentences.

Harry Potter is a series of novels and films.

a)

is

b)

Harry

c)

Potter

d)

and

18.

Find the Verb or Verb Phrase in the following sentence:

During the novels, Harry is learning things about magic and his past.

a)

magic

b)

past

c)

is learning

d)

During

19.

Find the Verb or Verb Phrase in the following sentence:

Major will be going to the vet next week for some shots.

a)

be going

b)

to the vet

c)

going

d)

will be going

20.

Find the Verb or Verb Phrase in the following sentence:

Fall is turning out to be an incredible season already!

a)

is turning

b)

is

c)

be

d)

out to be

21.

Find the Verb or Verb Phrase in the following sentence:

That llama must have been hungry because he ate the entire container of food!

a)

must have been

b)

must have been hungry

c)

ate

d)

llama

22.

Find the Verb or Verb Phrase in the following sentence:

I am running a huge race this weekend.

a)

running

b)

am running

c)

race

d)

I am running

23.

Find the Verb or Verb Phrase in the following sentence:

The dinosaurs were the top of the food chain back when they roamed the earth.

a)

were

b)

dinosaurs

c)

top

d)

food chain

24.

Find the Verb or Verb Phrase in the following sentence:

They have been shopping all day!

a)

they

b)

have

c)

have been

d)

have been shopping

25.

Find the Verb or Verb Phrase in the following sentence:

I should not have gone in that Haunted House!

a)

should not have gone

b)

should have gone

c)

Haunted House

d)

not have

26.

Find the Verb or Verb Phrase in the following sentence:

James can dance better than anyone else I know!

a)

James

b)

can dance

c)

dance

d)

can dance better

27.

Find the Verb or Verb Phrase in the following sentence:

I will not be attending that meeting later.

a)

attending

b)

will not be attending

c)

will be attending

d)

meeting

28.

Find the Verb or Verb Phrase in the following sentence:

The train should be coming around the corner any minute.

a)

should be

b)

should be coming

c)

be

d)

The train