This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Phrases > Verb Phrases – Quiz 41 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Verb Phrases Quiz 41 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Identify the verb or verb phrase in the following sentences.Soon after arriving, the students are always sorted into separate houses at the school. A) The students. B) Separate houses. C) Soon after arriving. D) Are sorted. E) Are always sorted. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Are sorted. 2. What is the verb phrase in the following sentence? Too much rain can cause floods and erosion. A) Flood and erosion. B) Cause floods. C) Can cause. D) Rain cause. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Can cause. 3. You are doing a fabulous job! A) You. B) Are doing. C) Doing. D) Fabulous job. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Are doing. 4. What is the action verb in the sentence? My mother carried the bowl. A) My. B) Mother. C) Carried. D) Bowl. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Carried. 5. What type of verb is the word in red? Susan looked for her new pencil. A) Action verb. B) Helping verb. C) Linking verb. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Action verb. 6. My head ..... throbbing A) Might be. B) Is. C) Was. D) Will be. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was. 7. Identify the verb phrase:The choir was singing a song from the new movie. A) From the new movie. B) Was singing. C) Was singing a song. D) Singing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was singing. 8. Harry does learn some serious life lessons. A) Harry. B) Harry does. C) Does learn. D) Harry does learn. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Does learn. 9. Meanwhile, a tropical depression was located 550 km west of Basco, Batanes. What VERB phrase is used in the sentence? A) Basco, Batanes. B) Was located. C) A ropical depression. D) Meanwhile. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was located. 10. What is the linking verb in the sentence below? After they announced the end of the sale, the crowd turned angry. A) Turned. B) Announced. C) After. D) End. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Turned. 11. Identify the verb or verb phrase:After the game, it will be dark. A) After the game. B) Dark. C) Will be dark. D) Will be. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Will be. 12. The students are sorted into separate houses at the school. A) The students. B) Separate houses. C) At the school. D) Are sorted. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Are sorted. 13. Select the linking verb in the following sentence:The cinnamon rolls taste heavenly. A) Rolls. B) Taste. C) The. D) Heavenly. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Taste. 14. Identify the verb phrase in the sentence.A full-grown cacao tree can be grown to 25 feet tall. A) Can be. B) Be grown. C) Can be grown. D) Full-grown. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Can be grown. 15. What is the verb phrase in the sentence below? Shouldn't we have fixed that right now? A) Should have fixed. B) Shouldn't have fixed. C) Have fixed. D) Shouldn't have. E) Shouldn't we have fixed. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Should have fixed. 16. Identify the verb or verb phrase:John was reading the book. A) Was reading. B) Reading. C) Was. D) The book. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was reading. 17. Harry, Ron, and Hermione are eventually placed into Gryffindor. A) Are eventually placed. B) Harry, Ron, and Hermione. C) Into Gryffindor. D) Are placed. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Are placed. 18. Identify the verb:On Saturday, the boy rehearsed for the big game. A) On Saturday. B) Big game. C) Rehearsed. D) The boy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Rehearsed. 19. Which word(s) form the verb in the sentence? Steve was working hard on the project. A) Steve. B) Was working. C) Hard. D) Was working hard. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was working. 20. Find the verb phrase:Anthony's hat was blown off yesterday morning. A) Anthony's hat. B) Was. C) Blown off yesterday. D) Was blown. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Was blown. 21. During the novels, Harry is learning things about magic and his past. A) Magic. B) Past. C) Is learning. D) During. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Is learning. 22. The main verb in the following sentence is TAKING. What kind of verb is it? The class is taking a quiz. A) Action. B) Linking. C) Helping. D) Being. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Action. 23. Select the verb phrase for the following sentence:"Have you been sitting in my chair? " A) Have you been sitting. B) In my chair. C) Been sitting. D) Have been sitting. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Have been sitting. 24. Identify the verb or verb phrase:Despite our effort, we still might win. A) Might not win. B) Still might win. C) Still might win. D) Might win. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Might win. 25. What is(are) the helping verb(s)? I do believe you are pretending to be sick, and I will not allow you to leave. A) Do | will. B) Do | will | are. C) To be | to leave. D) None. 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