Identifying Verb Phrases

What is a verb phrase?

A. Running quickly

B. Climbed a tree

C. Under the tree

D. Over the hill

Answer:

The verb phrase among the options is 'Climbed a tree'.

In English grammar, a verb phrase is the part of a sentence that contains the main verb and all of its modifiers. This includes auxiliary (or helping) verbs as well as any adverbs or prepositional phrases that modify the main verb.

For example, in the sentence "She climbed a tree quickly", the verb phrase is "climbed a tree", with "climbed" as the main verb and "quickly" as an adverb modifying the verb.

Identifying verb phrases is important for understanding the structure of a sentence and determining the action or state of being expressed by the main verb.