Question

Which of the following sentences contains a verb phrase?

A. The crowed roared as the bull charged.
B. June was a collector of memorabilia.
C. I believed every word he said.
D. I shall be all that I am and more.

Answer 1

D. I shall be all that I am and more.

Answer 2

The sentence that contains a verb phrase is D. I shall be all that I am and more.

The verb phrase is "shall be".

Some times, a simple verb is not enough to express a completed thought. Therefore, a verb needs to have an auxiliary or helping verb for the sentence to express a completed thought.

A verb phrase can be composed of as many as four words.