This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Phrases > Verb Phrases – Quiz 39 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Verb Phrases Quiz 39 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Erin is feeding some water to the guinea pigs. A) Water. B) Erin. C) Feeding. D) Is feeding. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Is feeding. 2. The pizza smells delicious. A) Pizza. B) Smells. C) Was. D) Smells delicious. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Smells. 3. Linking verbs LINK the subject to a word that describes it.What is the linking verb in this sentence? Kevin is a fireman in New York City. A) Kevin. B) Is. C) Bellevue. D) There is no linking verb in this sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Is. 4. Fifty million gallons of waste are ..... into the river every day. A) Throw. B) Threw. C) Throwing. D) Thrown. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Thrown. 5. Find the main verb in the verb phrase. Harry, Ron, and Hermione are sorted into Gryffindor. A) Gryffindor. B) Harry, Ron, and Hermione. C) Are. D) Sorted. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sorted. 6. Which of the following is an action verb? A) Being. B) Have. C) Am. D) Is. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Have. 7. What is the verb phrase in the following sentence? Summer rain is anticipated with both hope and fear by many people. A) Anticipated with. B) Hope and fear. C) Is anticipated. D) Rain anticipated. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Is anticipated. 8. Identify the simple predicate:Arelhan will be caring for chickens this spring. A) Will be. B) Will be caring. C) Will be caring for chickens this spring. D) Arelhan. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Will be caring. 9. Identify the verb phrase:Are the babies crying again? A) Crying. B) Are. C) Are crying. D) Again. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Are crying. 10. Identify the verb phrase in the sentence.Its taste and texture have changed over the years. A) Its taste. B) And texture. C) Over the years. D) Have changed. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Have changed. 11. Read the sentence and Identify the verb phrase.Ms. Wilkins does not always announces tests. A) Does not always. B) Always announces. C) Ms. Wilkins does. D) Does announce. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Does announce. 12. In the following sentence, what is the complete verb phrase? Should I be studying for next week's quiz? A) Should be. B) Should be studying. C) Should I. D) Be studying. E) Should I be studying. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Should be studying. 13. Identify the verb phrase:You should have gone to the concert! A) Should. B) Have. C) Should have. D) Should have gone. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Should have. 14. What is the main verb in the following sentence? I am practising the song for the concert. A) Practising. B) Song. C) Am. D) Concert. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Practising. 15. Find the verb phrase:These jeans do not fit me anymore. A) Do not. B) Do not fit. C) Do fit. D) Do not fit me. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Do fit. 16. What is the verb phrase in this sentence? The Dementors had caused the loss. A) Had caused. B) Caused. C) Hadstill might win. D) The lossthe loss. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had caused. 17. Identify the verb or verb phrase in the following sentences.Hermione may one day be seen as one of many influential female characters in Literature. A) May. B) May be. C) May be seen. D) May be seen as one. E) May one day be seen. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) May be seen. 18. Identify the verb or verb phrase in the following:Will Colton keep the amusing boa constrictor as a pet? A) Amusing. B) Will keep. C) Keep. D) Will. E) Will Colton keep. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Will keep. 19. What is the verb phrase in this sentence? Harry and his friends did not attend a regular school. A) Did not. B) His friends. C) Did not attend. D) Did attend. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Did attend. 20. What is/are the helping verb(s) in this sentence? Who will be running in the race today? A) Will be running. B) Be running. C) Will be. D) Running. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Will be. 21. What kind of phrase is the underlined phrase? Karina has an excellent grade in English. A) Noun. B) Noun Phrase. C) Verb. D) Verb Phrase. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Noun Phrase. 22. Which word(s) form the verb in the sentence? Mary will play the flute for ten years. A) Will. B) Will play. C) Will. D) Play. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Will play. 23. Identify the verb or verb phrase:She had written a long term paper. A) Had certainly. B) Had certainly written. C) Had written a long term paper. D) Had written. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Had written. 24. What is the verb phrase in this sentence? Was Draco lying about the necklace? A) Was. B) Was lying. C) Lying. D) Was lying about. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was lying. 25. People are noticing her skill in basketball. What is the helping verb? A) Her. B) Basketball. C) Skill. D) Are. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Are. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesVerb Phrases Quiz 1Verb Phrases Quiz 2Verb Phrases Quiz 3Verb Phrases Quiz 4Verb Phrases Quiz 5Verb Phrases Quiz 6Verb Phrases Quiz 7Verb Phrases Quiz 8Verb Phrases Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books