The verb phrase is just the verb "were," because "exciting" is a gerund used as a subject complement.
The verb phrase in the sentence is "are the cripple on the corner."
"Has arrived" is the verb phrase in the sentence.
extrapolate is an exciting verb. It's hard to extrapolate with little or no data.
"has always thought" is the verb phrase in this sentence.
The verb phrase in the sentence is "take the bus."
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.
"Is getting" is the verb phrase in the sentence.
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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."