Question

read the sentence.
the president of the company was attending the mandatory sales meeting.
which type of phrase or clause is underlined in the sentence?
adverbial clause
adjectival phrase
noun clause
verb phrase

Explanation:

A verb phrase consists of a main verb and auxiliary verbs (like "was" here) that show tense, mood, etc. "Was attending" includes the auxiliary "was" and the main verb "attending", functioning as the predicate (verb - related part) of the sentence. An adverbial clause has a subject and verb and modifies a verb/adjective/adverb (this is a phrase, not a clause). An adjectival phrase modifies a noun (this doesn't modify a noun). A noun clause functions as a noun (this doesn't act as a noun). So it's a verb phrase.

Answer:

verb phrase