This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Phrases > Verb Phrases – Quiz 20 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Verb Phrases Quiz 20 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is the verb phrase in the sentence below? The survival kit did have soap, it turned out. A) Did have. B) Turned out. C) Soap, it. D) Kit did. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Did have. 2. What is the verb phrase in this sentence? Jon and Caleb will draw pictures for our book. A) Will draw pictures. B) Will draw. C) Draw. D) Will. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Will draw. 3. Sierra may not be running until after seven o'clock tomorrow. A) Not be running. B) Not be. C) Be running. D) May be running. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) May be running. 4. Identify the verb phrase:Janie had to grab her dog before it ran away. A) Before it ran. B) Had to grab. C) Sarah had to grab. D) Ran away. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had to grab. 5. Identify the verb phrase: "The three children are playing in the park." A) Are. B) Are playing. C) Three children. D) In the park. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Are playing. 6. What is the verb phrase in this sentence:The HB student was walking along the sidewalk to school on Monday. A) Was walking. B) HB. C) Sidewalk. D) HB student. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was walking. 7. Directions:Determine whether the underlined word(s) is the helping verb(s), main verb, or verb phrase.Sharif was cooking his dinner. A) Helping verb. B) Main verb. C) Verb phrase. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Main verb. 8. Identify the verb or verb phrase in the following sentence:Phaedra had been called on Friday afternoon. A) Had called. B) Been called. C) Had been called. D) Called. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Had been called. 9. Identify the verb phrase in the following sentence:Cody and Jay are making tacos for dinner. A) Cody and Jay. B) Tacos. C) Are making. D) For dinner. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Are making. 10. Identify the verb.My dog ate my homework. A) Dog. B) My. C) Ate. D) Homework. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ate. 11. Find the verb phrase in the following sentence.Harry Potter is becoming a popular series of novels and films. A) Is becoming. B) Harry. C) Potter. D) And. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Is becoming. 12. What type of verb is underlined? I am hungry. A) Helping Verb. B) Verb Phrase. C) Action Verb. D) Linking Verb. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Linking Verb. 13. What is the verb phrase in this sentence? Malfoy would have cheated in the end. A) Have cheated. B) Would. C) Would have cheated. D) Would have. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Would have cheated. 14. Which word is the verb phrase in this sentence? We had not decided to write new poems. A) Had not. B) Had decided. C) Had not decided. D) Not decided. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had decided. 15. The storm ..... our town by the end of the day. A) Will have drenched. B) Drenches. C) Has drenched. D) Drenched. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Will have drenched. 16. Identify the verb phrase:The horses have been saddled for today's ride. A) Have been. B) Saddled. C) The horses have. D) Have been saddled. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Have been saddled. 17. Identify the verb or verb phrase in the following:Have Ava, Claudia, and Eva been studying for the test all night? A) Have been studying. B) Have. C) Been studying. D) Studying. E) Have Ava, Claudia, and Eva been studying. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Have been studying. 18. The bicycle was held to the track with a chain. A) Bicycle. B) Was held. C) With a chain. D) Track. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was held. 19. Directions:Determine whether the underlined word(s) is the helping verb(s), main verb, or verb phrase.Molly and Lily are going to the movies. A) Helping verb. B) Main verb. C) Verb phrase. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Main verb. 20. What is the verb phrase in this sentence? Harry is often helped by teachers and his friends, Ron and Hermione. A) Is often. B) Is. C) Is helped. D) Is often helped. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Is helped. 21. Find the Prepositional Phrases in the following sentence: A) Is a series. B) Series of novels. C) Of novels. D) Of novels and films. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Of novels and films. 22. In the following sentence, is "remain" an action or linking or helping verb? If the fire alarm rings, please remain calm. A) Action. B) Linking. C) Helping. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Linking. 23. What is the complete subject of the following sentence? Master craftsmen would teach young boys certain skills. A) Would teach young boys certain skills. B) Would teach. C) Master craftsman. D) Craftsman. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Master craftsman. 24. Typhoon Manilyn, a super typhoon, is about to enter PAR by Wednesday afternoon. What is the NOUN phrase used in this sentence? A) By Wednesday afternoon. B) Typhoon Manilyn. C) A super typhoon. D) Is about to enter PAR. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Typhoon Manilyn. 25. Choose the correct label to identify the underlined part of the sentence. You could have found these science activities on the Internet. A) Verb phrase. B) Helping verb. C) Neither. D) Main verb. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Verb phrase. 26. What type of verb is the word in red? The boy mowed the lawn. A) Action verb. B) Linking verb. C) Helping verb. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Action verb. 27. What type of verb is the underlined verb? George will cook macaroni and cheese today. A) Action verb. B) Helping verb. C) Linking verb. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Helping verb. 28. He became the new president. A) The president. B) New. C) Became. D) He. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Became. 29. What is the verb phrase in this sentence:The girls are playing monopoly tomorrow night. A) Playing. B) Are playing. C) Monopoly. D) Girls. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Are playing. 30. Which word(s) make up the verb phrase? Mike will be singing tomorrow night. A) Will be singing. B) Will. C) Mike. D) Will be. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Will be singing. 31. Identify the verb phrase in the sentence: "With a little imagination, anyone can find an unusual job." A) Anyone can. B) Little imagination. C) Find an. D) Can find. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Can find. 32. Identify the verb or verb phrase:Water flows down the mountain. A) Water flows. B) Down the mountain. C) Flows. D) Flows down. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Flows. 33. Directions:Determine whether the underlined word(s) is the helping verb(s), main verb, or verb phrase.Mina was running toward her friends. A) Helping verb. B) Main verb. C) Verb phrase. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Helping verb. 34. What is the main verb in the following sentence? You must go right now. A) Right. B) Go. C) You. D) Must. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Go. 35. What type of verb is the word in red? We should visit my grandmother. A) Action verb. B) Helping verb. C) Linking verb. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Helping verb. 36. Identify verb phrase in the following sentence:One morning, as Gregor Samsa was waking up from anxious dreams, he discovered that in bed he had been changed into a monstrous verminous bug. A) Was waking. B) Had been changed. C) Was waking, discoverd that. D) Was waking, had been changed. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Was waking, had been changed. 37. Identify the red word:Are you going to the dance tonight? A) Linking verb. B) Action verb. C) Helping verb. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Helping verb. 38. Look at the verb in red and tell what type of verb it is:action, helping/main, or linking.The bear smells like cinnamon. A) Action. B) Helping/main. C) Linking. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Linking. 39. Identify the verb or verb phrase:The choir was only singing a song from the newly released movie. A) Was singing. B) Newly released. C) Released. D) Was only singing. E) From the new movie. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was singing. 40. What is the linking verb in the sentence below? Her favorite movie is Twilight. A) Is. B) Twilight. C) Her. D) Favorite. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Is. 41. What is the verb phrase in this sentence? Harry, Ron, and Hermione are not sorted into Slytherin. A) Gryffindor. B) Harry, Ron, and Hermione. C) Are not sorted. D) Are sorted. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Are sorted. 42. Linking verbs are a: A) Vanilla donut. B) Chocolate donut. C) Sprinkle. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Vanilla donut. 43. Select the verb phrase from the following sentence:"I have not yet shown you my true self." A) Have not yet shown. B) I have not. C) Have shown. D) Shown you. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Have shown. 44. What is the helping verb for the following sentence? Master craftsmen would teach young boys certain skills. A) Would teach. B) Would. C) Certain. D) Teach. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Would. 45. Desiree does not agree with that answer. A) Agree with. B) Does agree. C) Does not agree with. D) Does not agree. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Does agree. 46. Identify the verb or verb phrase:With our effort, we still could win. A) Still could win. B) Still could. C) Could. D) Could win. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Could win. 47. The winner was Jay. A) Was. B) The winner. C) Winner. D) Jay. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was. 48. Choose the correct label to identify the underlined part of the sentence. You can make your own lemon-powered clock. A) Neither. B) Helping verb. C) Verb phrase. D) Main verb. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Main verb. 49. Find the main verb in the verb phrase.The students are sorted into separate houses at the school. A) Sorted. B) Separate houses. C) The students. D) Are. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sorted. 50. They should willingly support the idea of non-violence. A) Support. B) Should willingly support. C) Should support. D) Willingly support. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Should support. 51. Identify the verb or verb phrase:He could certainly have mowed the yard today. A) Could certainly have mowed the yard. B) Could have. C) Could certainly. D) Could have mowed. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Could have mowed. 52. Identify the action verb in the following sentence:Alex and Marsha questioned Mr. Schlote about his fabulously decorated star shirt. A) Fabulously. B) Questioned. C) His. D) Decorated. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Questioned. 53. Identify the verb or verb phrase in the following sentence:Connor and James worked hard on their project. A) Connor and James. B) Worked. C) Worked hard. D) Worked hard on their project. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Worked. 54. 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. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Is. 55. What tense is the verb? past, present, or futureThe test was a piece of cake A) Past. B) Present. C) Future. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Past. 56. What is the PAST PARTICIPLE form of PUT? A) PUT. B) PUTTED. C) PUTTING. D) PUTS. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) PUT. 57. What kind of phrase is the underlined phrase? Unfortunately, the Philippine economy is deflating. A) Noun. B) Verb. C) Noun Phrase. D) Verb Phrase. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Noun Phrase. 58. Which word(s) form the verb in the sentence? Mary will have been playing flute for ten years next month. A) Will have been. B) Will. C) Playing. D) Will have been playing. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Will have been playing. 59. What is(are) the helping verb(s)? Even though she is poor, she always gives her possessions away. A) Is | gives. B) Is. C) Gives. D) None. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) None. 60. What type of verb is the word in red? Mrs. Baker is forty-two years old. A) Action verb. B) Linking verb. C) Helping verb. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Linking verb. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesVerb Phrases Quiz 1Verb Phrases Quiz 2Verb Phrases Quiz 3Verb Phrases Quiz 4Verb Phrases Quiz 5Verb Phrases Quiz 6Verb Phrases Quiz 7Verb Phrases Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books