This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Phrases > Verb Phrases – Quiz 14 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Verb Phrases Quiz 14 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Statement A:Jason had always known that the house adjacent to the park was occupied by witches.Statement B:Singing in the bath relaxes me.Which of the following statements below is correct? A) Both the underlined phrases are NOUN phrases. B) Both the underlined phrases are VERB phrases. C) The underlined phrase in Statement A is NOUN Phrase and Statement B is VERB phrase. D) The underlined phrase in Statement A is VERB Phrase and Statement B is NOUN phrase. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Both the underlined phrases are NOUN phrases. 2. Identify the red word:Mrs. Durham will ask us to share our response. A) Adverb interrupter. B) Conjunction. C) Action verb. D) Helping verb. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Action verb. 3. What is(are) the helping verb(s)? In the event of nuclear fallout, citizens should remain calm and enter the nearest Vault. A) Of | should | enter. B) Should | remain. C) Should. D) None. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Should. 4. Directions:Determine whether the underlined word(s) is the helping verb(s), main verb, or verb phrase.Mandy must have finished her homework. A) Helping verb. B) Main verb. C) Verb phrase. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Verb phrase. 5. What is(are) the helping verb(s)? Sometimes when I am tired, I will pretend I am sleeping on a cloud. A) Am | will | am. B) Will | am. C) Am | am. D) None. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Will | am. 6. I will have been studying Italian for three years. What VERB phrase is used in the sentence? A) I will have. B) Will have been. C) Studying. D) Will have been studying. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Will have been studying. 7. Find the verb phrase in the following sentences. During the novels, Harry is learning things about magic and his past. A) Past. B) During. C) Is learning. D) Magic. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Is learning. 8. What tense is the verb? past, present, or futureShe studied hard for the test. A) Past. B) Present. C) Future. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Past. 9. A noun phrase that is the recipient of the action of a transitive verb. Ex: "the dog" in "Jimmy fed the dog." A) Preposition. B) Direct object. C) Verb phrase. D) Noun. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Direct object. 10. Identify the verb phrase in the following sentence:Marni and Annabelle were taking a break, but others kept on working. A) On working. B) But others. C) They kept. D) Were taking. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Were taking. 11. Identify the verb phrase in the following sentence:You must go right now. A) You must. B) Must right. C) Go right. D) Must go. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Must go. 12. What is the VERB in this sentence:The athlete ran on a daily basis. A) Athlete. B) Ran. C) The athlete ran. D) Daily. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ran. 13. What is/are the helping verb(s) in this sentence? Bianca might have spoken if you gave her the chance. A) Might have spoken. B) Have. C) Might have. D) Might. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Might have. 14. Choose the correct label to identify the underlined part of the sentence. Some clocks are hung on the wall. A) Verb phrase. B) Neither. C) Main verb. D) Helping verb. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Main verb. 15. Which word is an example of a helping verb? A) Cat. B) Teacher. C) Shoe. D) Have. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Have. 16. Choose the correct label to identify the underlined part of the sentence.Science is hiding in many everyday objects. A) Helping verb. B) Main verb. C) Verb phrase. D) Neither. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Helping verb. 17. Choose the correct label to identify the underlined part of the sentence. Like a regular battery, a lemon battery changes chemical into electrical energy. A) Helping verb. B) Verb phrase. C) Main verb. D) Neither. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Neither. 18. We hear thunder each time the lightning ..... A) Strikes. B) Had struck. C) Has struck. D) Will have struck. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Strikes. 19. Find the verb phrase in the following sentences. The houses are named after the founders of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. A) Are named. B) Founders. C) Wizardry. D) Of Hogwarts. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Are named. 20. Which word is the main verb? Bill is going to the movies with Sam. A) Bill. B) Is. C) Going. D) To. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Going. 21. Identify the verb or verb phrase. A) Does not want. B) Does want. C) To fail. D) He does not want. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Does want. 22. Identify the verb phrase in the sentence: "Some people have been working as messengers." A) Have been working. B) Have been. C) Working as messengers. D) Been working. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Have been working. 23. Statement A:The number of Coronavirus cases has risen to nearly 8, 249, 011 nationwide.Statement B:The CDC recommends washing your hands, wearing a mask, social distancing, and avoiding areas where a rise in the number of cases has been recorded for two consecutive weeks. A) Both underlined phrases are NOUN phrases. B) Both underlined phrases are VERB phrases. C) Statement A contains NOUN phrase; Statement B contains VERB phrase. D) Statement A contains VERB phrase; Statement B contains NOUN phrase. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Both underlined phrases are VERB phrases. 24. What type of verb is the underlined verb? My grandmother saw a snake in the garage. A) Action verb. B) Helping verb. C) Linking verb. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Action verb. 25. The teacher will absolutely not allow students to run down the halls. A) Will absolutely allow. B) Absolutely not allow. C) Will allow. D) Will not allow. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Will allow. 26. Find the Verb or Verb Phrase in the following sentence: The train should be coming around the corner any minute. A) Be. B) The train. C) Should be. D) Should be coming. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Should be coming. 27. Select the linking verb in the following sentence:She appears upset about the announcement. A) About. B) She. C) Announcement. D) Appears. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Appears. 28. Everybody is taking photographs of the whales. A) Is. B) Photographs. C) Of the whales. D) Is taking. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Is taking. 29. Which word(s) form the verb in the sentence? Mike will be singing tomorrow night. A) Mike. B) Will. C) Will be singing. D) Will be. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Will be singing. 30. What is(are) the helping verb(s)? The old woman had three dogs, and they were barking for hours last night. A) Had | were. B) Had. C) Were. D) None. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Were. 31. Choose the correct label to identify the underlined part of the sentence. Always ask an adult for permission before you try a project. A) Helping verb. B) Neither. C) Verb phrase. D) Main verb. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Neither. 32. What is the verb phrase in the following sentence? Our class has been studying the monsoons of southern Asia. A) Been studying. B) Class has been studying. C) Has been studying. D) Studying monsoons. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Has been studying. 33. Identify the red word:The pizza smells delicious. A) Action verb. B) Linking verb. C) Helping verb. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Action verb. 34. What is the function of the noun phrase "Green, leafy vegetables" in this sentence? Green, leafy vegetables contain important vitamins for a healthy body. A) Subject. B) Direct object. C) Appositive. D) Indirect object. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Subject. 35. The weather disturbance is expected to enter the country's jurisdiction within the day. What NOUN phrase is used in the sentence? A) The weather disturbance. B) Is expected to enter. C) To enter the country's jurisdiction. D) Within the day. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The weather disturbance. 36. What is the verb phrase in this sentence:The boys will be eating s'more at the cub scout meeting. A) Meeting. B) Starting. C) Will be eating. D) Eating s'mores. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Will be eating. 37. Identify the helping verbs:You should have gone to the concert! A) Should have gone. B) Should have. C) Have. D) Should. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Should have. 38. Identify the verb or verb phrase in the following clause. Did Patrick ever clean the fish tank carefully and meticulously? A) Did clean. B) Did ever clean. C) Did Patrick ever clean. D) Carefully and meticulously. E) Fish tank. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Did clean. 39. Sarah had to grab her dog before it ran away. A) Before. B) Dog. C) Ran away. D) Had to grab. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Had to grab. 40. The part of the sentence containing a verb and stating something about the subject. Ex. "went home" in "Jose went home." A) Predicate. B) Subject. C) Direct object. D) Verb. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Predicate. 41. One of the verbs in the following sentence is WILL. What kind of verb is it? We will be taking another quiz on Friday. A) Action. B) Helping. C) Being. D) Linking. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Helping. 42. In the following sentence "go" is what type of verb? I must go to the store! A) Action. B) Helping. C) Linking. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Action. 43. What type of verb is underlined? She could write with a pencil. A) Action Verb. B) Linking Verb. C) Helping Verb. D) Verb Phrase. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Verb Phrase. 44. What tense is the verb? The class is taking a quiz. A) Past. B) Present. C) Future. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Present. 45. What kind of phrase is the underlined phrase? We will experiment on different chemical reactions tomorrow. A) Verb. B) Noun Phrase. C) Verb Phrase. D) Noun. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Verb Phrase. 46. Identify the verb phrase:Sing loudly and stand to the National Anthem. A) Loudly stand. B) Sing loudly. C) Sing, stand. D) Stand. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sing, stand. 47. Find the verb phrase in the following sentences. Hermione may be seen as one of many influential female characters in Literature. A) May. B) May be seen as one. C) May be. D) May be seen. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) May be seen. 48. What is the main verb in the following sentence? The athlete is training in the gym. A) Is. B) Athlete. C) Gym. D) Training. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Training. 49. Don't worry. I will ..... you, Mom. A) Help. B) Helps. C) Helping. D) Helped. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Help. 50. Which word(s) form the verb phrase in the sentence? Steve was working hard on the project. A) Was working hard. B) Steve. C) Was working. D) Hard. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was working. 51. A verb that extends the meaning of the main verb in a sentence. Ex. "could" in "I could visit you" OR "am" in "I am hiking" A) Noun. B) Modifier. C) Object of a preposition. D) Helping verb. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Helping verb. 52. She is becoming a great athlete.What is the helping verb? A) Is. B) Great. C) She. D) Athlete. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Is. 53. What is the verb phrase in this sentence? J.K. Rowling has written one of the most amazing series of novels to date. A) Most amazing. B) To date. C) Has written. D) Rowling. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Has written. 54. Identify the verb or verb phrase:Carolyn must have taken the test yesterday. A) Not have taken. B) Must not. C) Must not have taken. D) Must have taken. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Must have taken. 55. What is the helping verb in the sentence below? The clouds had all disappeared, and the moonlight was too bright to see. A) Bright. B) See. C) Disappeared. D) Had. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Had. 56. What is/are the helping verbs? We will be walking to the middle school next year. A) Will be. B) Next. C) Walking. D) We. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Will be. 57. Before any raindrops fell, storm sirens ..... A) Will sound. B) Has sounded. C) Sound. D) Had sounded. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Had sounded. 58. Will, shall, would, should, may, can, and might are examples of ..... verbs. A) Action. B) Linking. C) Helping. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Helping. 59. Identify the verb phrase in the following sentence:She was walking quickly to the mall. A) Walking quickly. B) To the mall. C) Was walking. D) She was. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was walking. 60. What is the verb phrase in this sentence:The students will be eating pizza on Fridays. A) Pizza. 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