Verb Phrase Quiz (a comprehensive test with answers)

This is a quiz on verb phrases that tests your complete understanding of them. This verb phrase quiz has 22 questions for you to answer. The explanations are also provided on the completion of the quiz.

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#1. A verb phrase is

the main verb of a sentence.

a phrase that has a verb in it.

a combination of an auxiliary verb and a main verb.

#2. "You have never tried understanding me." Select the verb phrase of the sentence.

have never tried

have tried

have never tried understanding

have tried understanding

Explanation: It has an auxiliary verb ‘have’ and the main verb ‘tried’. The word ‘never’ is an adverb, and ‘understanding’ is the object of the verb ‘tried. It is a gerund. They can’t be a part of the verb phrase.

#3. "We are happily living with her." Select the verb phrase of the sentence.

living

happily living

are living

Explanation: It is a combination of auxiliary verb ‘am’ and the main verb ‘living’.

#4. "Like it or not, Giving him money will not help you get the job." Select the verb phrase of the sentence.

giving

will help

will not help

help you get

#5. "We have been asked to leave the place." Select the verb phrase of the sentence.

have been asked

been asked

asked to leave

#6. "It may be challenging for us to have him on the team after what happened at the party." Select the verb phrase of the sentence.

be challenging

may be challenging

may be

to have him

#7. "The team members might not have enjoyed working with me." Select the verb phrase of the sentence.

might not have enjoyed working

might have

might have enjoyed working

might have enjoyed

#8. Select the verb or verb phrase.

of learning

will learning

be learn

will learn

#9. Select the verb or verb phrase.

would have had

would have enjoying

have enjoying

#10. Select the verb or verb phrase.

might be

of reading

is be done

might be did

#11. "We may have been doing something when you called." Select the verb phrase.

may have been doing

may have

have been

have been doing

#12. "You should not have said yes to the offer." Select the verb phrase.

have said

should have said

should not have said

should have

#13. "You will not regret coming with us." Select the verb phrase.

will not regret

will not regret coming

will regret

#14. "You should also try to work on your communication skills." Select the verb phrase.

should try

try to work

should also try

should work

#15. "Jon was forced to quit the job." Select the verb phrase.

was forced

forced

forced to quit

was forced to quit

#16. Select the true statement about a verb phrase.

A verb phrase does not need to have a main verb in it.

The main verb comes at the end in a verb phrase.

All verb phrases comprise of two words.

#17. Select the false statement.

A verb phrase can have more than one word referring to an auxiliary verb.

A verb phrase can't have a modal auxiliary verb in it.

#18. Which of these is not a verb phrase?

am playing

will have been playing

been played

is played

#19. Which of these is not a verb phrase?

is enjoy

do enjoy

may be enjoying

am enjoying

#20. Which of these is a verb phrase?

Tom is

enjoying life

of life

is called

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