In one understanding, each of them have a verb phrase, as a verb phrase can involve a verb and it's dependencies so all of them have a verb phrase:
<span>A. The crowd<em> </em><em>roared as the bull charged.</em>
B. June <em>was a collector of memorabilia.</em>
C. I <em>shall be all that I am and more.</em>
D. I <em>believed every word he said.
</em>
Sometimes, a verb phrase is seen in a very strict sense; a s verb and parts, such as auxiliary verbs. Then the correct answer is
</span>
<span>C. I shall be all that I am and more.
Then the correct answer is "shall be" - C
</span>
The statement that best describes the symbolic and figurative meaning in the first line from the excerpt is; The speaker feels that he will someday trade places and reap while others plant.
