The verb phrase is just the verb "are."
The verb phrase in the sentence is "are the cripple on the corner."
"Has arrived" is the verb phrase in the sentence.
The verb phrase in the sentence is "take the bus."
"Is getting" is the verb phrase in the sentence.
A verb phrase is the verb and its dependents (objects, complements, and other modifiers), but not the subject or its dependents.The verb phrase in the sentence is "would like to see first."The subject of the sentence is the noun phrase "which area."
A verb phrase is the verb and its dependents (objects, complements, and other modifiers), but not the subject or its dependents.The verb phrase in the sentence is "slowly walked down the road".The subject is the pronoun "They".
have been
The verb phrase in this sentence is "were getting"
The verb is "play" and the verb phrase is "can play."
"Can override" is the verb phrase in that sentence.
might have gone
In the sentence "He has always thought about his future," the verb phrase is "has always thought." While "thought" is the verb, a verb phrase includes words that may affect the tense of the verb.
A verb phrase is the verb and its dependents (objects, complements, and other modifiers), but not the subject or its dependents.The verb phrase in the sentence is "would like to see first."The subject of the sentence is the noun phrase "which area."
The verb phrase is will be.
The verb phrase is will be.
Had
verb or verb phrase
In the sentence, "he has always thought about his future" the verb phrase is "has always thought".