Picking Out Verb Phrases

Pick out the verb(s) and verb phrase(s) in the sentence:

Sea urchins are echinoderms.

• Sea urchins

• are

• echinoderms

Pick out the verb(s) and verb phrase(s) in the sentence:

They have spines that protect them from predators.

• have

• spines

• have AND protect

• from

Pick out the verb(s) and verb phrase(s) in the sentence:

The spines will break off inside their victim's flesh.

• The

• will

• will break off

• inside

Pick out the verb(s) and verb phrase(s) in the sentence:

Some sea urchins have poisonous spines that can cause serious pain.

• sea urchins

• have AND can cause

• can cause

• serious pain

Pick out the verb(s) and verb phrase(s) in the sentence:

Sea urchins move slowly with their tube feet and may push themselves up with their spines.

• move

• slowly

• tube feet

• move AND may push

Pick out the verb(s) and verb phrase(s) in the sentence:

Their tube feet have tiny suckers that can stick to things.

• tube feet AND tiny suckers

• have AND can stick

• Their AND to

• have tiny suckers

Pick out the verb(s) and verb phrase(s) in the sentence:

These help them to climb vertical surfaces or collect food.

• vertical surfaces

• help AND climb

• help, climb AND collect

• collect food

Pick out the verb(s) and verb phrase(s) in the sentence:

Some sea urchins 'carry' shells and seaweed.

• Some

• sea urchins

• carry

• shells and seaweed

Pick out the verb(s) and verb phrase(s) in the sentence:

This behaviour may help them camouflage or shield them from sunlight.

• may help, camouflage, shield

• behaviour, them, sunlight

• this, or, from

• help, camouflage, shield