Question

Which words in the sentence make up the verb phrase?

Answer 1

a. will race

The verb phrase in the statement above is "will race". In order to better understand what verb phrase is, one must have a clear understanding of what is a verb and what is a phrase. A verb phrase can be the sentence's predicate or a clause. The predicate is the part of the sentence that tells what the subject is doing.  A verb phrase sometimes serves as an adjective or adverb complete with a verb, the complements and others.