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What is the part of a sentence that describes verb?

The part of a sentence that describes a verb is called a verb phrase.

Here's a breakdown:

* Verb: The action word or state of being in a sentence.

* Verb phrase: Consists of the main verb and any helping verbs that modify it.

Example:

* Sentence: "The dog is chasing the ball."

* Verb: "chasing"

* Verb Phrase: "is chasing" (The helping verb "is" modifies the main verb "chasing")

Common Helping Verbs:

* Be (am, is, are, was, were, been, being)

* Have (has, have, had)

* Do (do, does, did)

* Will

* Shall

* Can

* Could

* May

* Might

* Must

* Should

* Would

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