This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Phrases > Verb Phrases – Quiz 21 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Verb Phrases Quiz 21 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Statement A:Department of Agriculture has announced the entry of ASF in the Philippines.Statement B:Chester Tan, president of the National Federation of Hog Farmers, Inc., said not even 1 percent of the entire industry was affected by the disease.Which of the following statements below is correct? A) Both underlined phrase 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: D) Statement A contains VERB phrase; Statement B contains NOUN phrase. 2. All day we ..... to run outside with our dog. A) Will want. B) Had wanted. C) Want. D) Have wanted. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Have wanted. 3. Jasper does not understand the concept of organic chemistry. A) Does not. B) Does not understand. C) Does understand. D) Understand the. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Does understand. 4. Will you get me a marker? What VERB phrase is used in the sentence? A) Will get. B) Will you get. C) Get me. D) You get me. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Will get. 5. What is the helping verb in the sentence below? She did see that a search was underway. A) See. B) Was. C) Underway. D) Did. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Did. 6. I truly love them. A) Them. B) Truly love. C) Love. D) I. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Love. 7. Amanda might not have made the winning putt. A) Might have made. B) Have made. C) Might not have made. D) Have made. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Might have made. 8. What kind of phrase is the underlined phrase? She indeed has a wide knowledge about graphic arts and programming. A) Verb. B) Noun. C) Verb Phrase. D) Noun Phrase. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Noun Phrase. 9. Find the verb phrase in the following sentence. Harry is helped by teachers and his friends, Ron and Hermione. A) Friends. B) Is helped. C) Ron. D) Hermione. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Is helped. 10. Look at the verb in red and tell what type of verb it is:action, helping/main, or linking.Hayden was talking during class. A) Action. B) Helping/main. C) Linking. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Helping/main. 11. What is the helping verb in the sentence below? They were looking down. A) They. B) Were. C) Down. D) Looking. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were. 12. What is the verb phrase in this sentence:The bus driver should have stopped two blocks sooner. A) Bus driver. B) Sooner. C) Driver. D) Should have stopped. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Should have stopped. 13. What is the verb phrase in the sentence below? One computer screen had appeared brighter than the others after I started them. A) Than the others. B) Started them. C) Had appeared. D) Others after. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Had appeared. 14. You can't have more than ..... helping verbs in a verb phrase. A) 2. B) 3. C) 1. D) 4. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 3. 15. Linking verbs are used to: A) Link the noun with another noun. B) Show action. C) Help the main verb. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Link the noun with another noun. 16. Jasmine has received a coupon for a free pizza. A) Has received. B) Jasmin. C) Coupon. D) Free pizza. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Has received. 17. Selena is always disobeying the speed limit.What kind of phrase is the underlined group of words? A) Noun Phrase. B) Adverb phrase. C) Verb phrase. D) Adjective phrase. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Verb phrase. 18. In grammar, a word that helps describe or add detail to another word A) Subject. B) Object. C) Predicate. D) Modifier. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Modifier. 19. What is the simple predicate/verb in the following sentence? "The vet gave the poor puppy several shots." A) Vet gave. B) The poor puppy. C) Gave. D) The vet. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Gave. 20. Because of the cold weather, the members of the marching band were worried about their first performance. A) Members of the marching band. B) Were worried. C) About their. D) The cold weather. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were worried. 21. Hagrid can sometimes appear scary. A) Can appear. B) Can. C) Hagrid. D) Appear. E) Can sometimes appear. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Can appear. 22. Others have expected little from her.What is the helping verb? A) Others. B) Little. C) Have. D) Expected. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Have. 23. The surfaces of these huge columns are decorated with carvings. A) Carvings. B) Are decorated. C) Huge columns. D) Decorated with. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Are decorated. 24. What is the verb phrase in this sentence? Cedric had always been the school's champion. A) Been. B) Had always been. C) Been the. D) Had been. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Had been. 25. Identify the verb or verb phrase:At this rate, we may discover a cure for this disease. A) Discover. B) May discover. C) At this rate. D) May. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) May discover. 26. Not a single problem has stopped her.What is the helping verb? A) Single. B) Not. C) Her. D) Has. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Has. 27. A complete predicate contains ..... A) The verb only. B) The subject only. C) All of the words until the verb. D) The verb and the rest of the sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The verb and the rest of the sentence. 28. What tense is the verb? We will be taking another quiz on Friday. A) Past. B) Present. C) Future. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Future. 29. The following is what type of sentence? "Will you please turn off the lights" A) Declarative. B) Exclamatory. C) Imperative. D) Interrogative. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Interrogative. 30. What is the verb phrase in the sentence below? I could have been late, but the bus showed up on time. A) Showed up. B) Showed up on. C) Could have been. D) Late, but. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Could have been. 31. Identify the verb or verb phrase:She danced at the party. A) Danced. B) At the party. C) She. D) Party. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Danced. 32. What type of verb is the underlined verb? Sally is a beautiful ballerina. A) Action verb. B) Helping verb. C) Linking verb. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Linking verb. 33. Directions:Determine whether the underlined word(s) is the helping verb(s), main verb, or verb phrase.They will go to the park on Saturday. A) Helping verb. B) Main verb. C) Verb phrase. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Helping verb. 34. Choose the correct label to identify the underlined part of the sentence. These clocks often run on batteries. A) Helping verb. B) Neither. C) Verb phrase. D) Main verb. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Neither. 35. In the following sentence "must" is what type of verb? I must go to the store tonight! A) Helping. B) Action. C) Linking. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Helping. 36. Are you going to the dance tonight? A) Are. B) Going to. C) Going. D) Are going. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Are going. 37. What is the Linking Verb in the following sentence? A) Happy. B) New. C) Home. D) Appears. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Appears. 38. What is the verb phrase in this sentence:The teachers will be eating lunch together at school. A) Will be eating lunch. B) Together. C) Eating. D) Eating lunch. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Will be eating lunch. 39. What is the simple subject of the following sentence? Every child in town wants that toy. A) Wants that toy. B) Every child. C) Wants. D) Child. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Child. 40. A noun phrase joined to a subject by a verb like "to be." Ex: "son" in "Charlie is my son." A) Predicate nominative. B) Object of a preposition. C) Direct object. D) Modifier. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Predicate nominative. 41. What kind of phrase is the underlined phrase? James shouldn't teach him words like those. A) Verb Phrase. B) Verb. C) Noun. D) Noun Phrase. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Verb Phrase. 42. Directions:Determine whether the underlined word(s) is the helping verb(s), main verb, or verb phrase.They must see a doctor immediately. A) Helping verb. B) Main verb. C) Verb phrase. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Verb phrase. 43. Identify the verb in the sentence below.Water flows freely down the mountain. A) Flows freely. B) Down. C) Flows freely down. D) Flows. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Flows. 44. Mrs. Durham will usually ask us to share our response. A) Ask. B) Action verb. C) Will ask. D) Helping verb. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Will ask. 45. What is the simple subject in the following sentence:Cole was building a new project. A) Cole. B) Was building. C) Project. D) Cole was building. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cole. 46. What kind of phrase is the underlined phrase? The ice cream is melting too quickly. A) Noun. B) Noun Phrase. C) Verb Phrase. D) Verb. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Verb Phrase. 47. What is the verb phrase in the sentence below? I should have told you earlier. A) Have told. B) Should have. C) Told you. D) You earlier. E) Should have told. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Should have told. 48. Identify the type of verb in this sentence.I smell pizza. A) Action. B) Linking. C) Helping. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Action. 49. Find the participle:The sleeping dog, did not want to wake up. A) Want. B) Dog. C) Sleeping. D) Wake. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sleeping. 50. Find the infinitive phrase:Omarion sat down to eat. A) Sat. B) Down. C) Omarion. D) To eat. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To eat. 51. In the sentence "Singing a happy tune, Marcia strolled down the street" the phrase "Singing a happy tune" is a A) Participial Phrase. B) Infinitive Phrase. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Participial Phrase. 52. In the sentence "A classical music concert is a joy to attend on a relaxing weekend." the phrase "to attend on a relaxing weekend '' is a * A) Participial Phrase. B) Infinitive Phrase. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Infinitive Phrase. 53. Find the participial phrase:Becoming thirsty from the jog, David bought a water bottle. * A) Becoming. B) Bottle. C) Becoming thirsty from the jog. D) Water bottle. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Becoming thirsty from the jog. 54. In the sentence "Eric hopes to see the Great Wall of China someday" the phrase "to see the Great Wall of China someday" is a * A) Participial Phrase. B) Infinitive Phrase. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Infinitive Phrase. 55. In the sentence "To travel to Japan is Lily's goal '' the phrase "To travel to Japan" is a * A) Participial Phrase. B) Infinitive Phrase. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Infinitive Phrase. 56. What do we find in an infinitive phrase? A) Technology. B) Infinity pizzas. C) Infinitive. D) Elements. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Infinitive. 57. What do we find in a participial phrase? A) Pizza. B) Transitions. C) Participle. D) Logarithms. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Participle. 58. What are the two types of verb phrases? A) Sandwiches, Pizza. B) Dogs, Cats. C) Logarithms phase, Technology Phrase. D) Participial Phrase, Infinitive Phrase. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Participial Phrase, Infinitive Phrase. 59. Choose the preposition that goes with the verb below:succeed A) On. B) In. C) For. D) To. E) At. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) In. 60. 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