The underlined phrase " might have felt in refusing you" is a verb phrase, since it consists of a main verb and its complements, as stated in option B.
<h3>What is a verb phrase?</h3>
In a sentence, a verb phrase is group of words that contains:
- All complements and modifiers related to the main verb.
With that in mind, when we analyze the phrase "might have felt in refusing you," we see that we have a verb phrase. The main verb is "felt," the auxiliaries are "might" and "have", and the rest of the phrase is the complement.
With the information above in mind, we can choose option B as the correct sentence.
The complete question with the underlined phrase and answer choices is the following:
Read the excerpt from "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen.
You are mistaken, Mr. Darcy, if you suppose that the mode of your declaration affected me in any other way, than as it spared me the concern which I <u>might have felt in refusing you</u>, had you behaved in a more gentleman-like manner.
Which type of phrase is the underlined portion of the sentence?
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