| 1. Please select and punch the sentence which has a verb phrase. | |
| a) | The boy cut out pictures from the magazine. | b) | I know this sounds incredible. |
| 2. Please select and punch the sentence which has a verb phrase. | |
| a) | You think it over. | b) | I wrote to Agnes; accordingly, she wrote to me. |
| 3. Please select and punch the sentence which has a verb phrase. | |
| a) | You need a watch that keeps time. | b) | I just got back from New Mexico. |
| 4. Please select and punch the sentence which has a verb phrase. | |
| a) | The reason for his absence is that he is ill. | b) | The old film called up my boyhood memories. |
| 5. Please select and punch the sentence which has a verb phrase. | |
| a) | You must cut down on your expenses. | b) | I am so hungry that my stomach is growling and I feel lightheaded. |
| 6. Please select and punch the sentence which has a verb phrase. | |
| a) | She left the house when the rain stopped. | b) | My car ran out of gas on the highway. |
| 7. Please select and punch the sentence which has a verb phrase. | |
| a) | Several guests arrived before we were ready. | b) | John has eaten supper. |
| 8. Please select and punch the sentence which has a verb phrase. | |
| a) | I used to smoke three packs of cigarettes a day. | b) | I told jokes but nobody laughed. |
| 9. Please select and punch the sentence which has a verb phrase. | |
| a) | You must get rid of the silly idea. | b) | George Bush, who was the President of the U.S., is from Texas. |
| 10. Please select and punch the sentence which has a verb phrase. | |
| a) | Those diplomats will travel for two weeks. | b) | Adam learned to type when he was ten. |
| 11. Please select and punch the sentence which has a verb phrase. | |
| a) | Bob put up with his wife's bad temper for years. | b) | This is the place where we had the flat tire. |
| 12. Please select and punch the sentence which has a verb phrase. | |
| a) | How much will a new blue car cost? | b) | The time when most concerts start is 8:00 P.M. |
| 13. Please select and punch the sentence which has a verb phrase. | |
| a) | The little girl has not seen her mother. | b) | The students at the Cottage Education usually stay for longer than a year. |
| 14. Please select and punch the sentence which has a verb phrase. | |
| a) | It is not clear what the score was. | b) | Give me back my book. |
| 15. Please select and punch the sentence which has a verb phrase. | |
| a) | Well, well! Look who is there! | b) | Am I discouraging you? |
| 16. Please select and punch the sentence which has a verb phrase. | |
| a) | People who travel England usually visit the Tower of London. | b) | I have always been interested in faster methods of typing. |
| 17. Please select and punch the sentence which has a verb phrase. | |
| a) | Janet went out a few minutes ago. | b) | Martin Luther King, Jr., well-known leader in the civil rights movement, was also a minister. |
| 18. Please select and punch the sentence which has a verb phrase. | |
| a) | There were both affection and pride in the letter. | b) | Do you remember the restaurant? |
| 19. Please select and punch the sentence which has a verb phrase. | |
| a) | She left out some important facts. | b) | Share that table with Aaron, Susie. |
| 20. Please select and punch the sentence which has a verb phrase. | |
| a) | We have been having problems with the heater. | b) | The man at the gate sold us the tickets. |
| 21. Please select and punch the sentence which has a verb phrase. | |
| a) | That meat should have been eaten on Tuesday. | b) | Children, awakened, began to cry. |
| 22. Please select and punch the sentence which has a verb phrase. | |
| a) | John falls in love with every pretty girl he meets. | b) | The old man found the lost dog. |
| 23. Please select and punch the sentence which has a verb phrase. | |
| a) | I have money to spend. | b) | Where did the little cat go? |
| 24. Please select and punch the sentence which has a verb phrase. | |
| a) | Carol got mixed up in the dates. | b) | Since I lost so much weight, my pants are loose. |
| 25. Please select and punch the sentence which has a verb phrase. | |
| a) | I slept so well that I feel up to playing tennis before breakfast. | b) | He divided the toys among the three children. |