What do all verb phrases have in common?

Question

A. They are more than two words long.
B. They are at the beginning of a sentence
C. They have a helping verb and a main verb
D. They have a form of the verb to be

Answer 1

C. They have a helping verb and a main verb.

All verb phrases consist of at least one main verb, often accompanied by one or more helping (or auxiliary) verbs.