Is the question you're asking "without a subject and a verb" That'd be a Phrase! And a group of words with a subject and a verb would be a "clause" xoxo <3
The verb "to be" is the main verb in a linking verb phrase, while any other action verb in the phrase indicates an action verb phrase. Linking verbs connect the subject to a subject complement, while action verbs show an action performed by the subject.
Question inappropriately worded - i.e. what is the intent of this phrase; there is no verb or object. A question must have a subject, verb, and object.
"Who roamed" is not a verb phrase; it is a subject-verb combination where "who" is the subject and "roamed" is the verb. A verb phrase typically consists of a main verb along with auxiliary verbs or helping verbs.
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A verb phrase is the verb and its dependents (objects, complements, and other modifiers), but not the subject or its dependents.The verb phrase in the sentence is "is protecting her cubs."The subject is the noun phrase "The female grizzly."
A verb phrase is the verb and its dependents (objects, complements, and other modifiers), but not the subject or its dependents.The verb phrase in the sentence is "have traveled to Kayla's house in Egypt".The subject of the sentence is "we".
A verb phrase is the verb and its dependents (objects, complements, and other modifiers), but not the subject or its dependents.The verb phrase in the sentence is "had finished its performance".The subject is the noun phrase "The San Francisco ballet".
A verb phrase is the verb and its dependents (objects, complements, and other modifiers), but not the subject or its dependents.The verb phrase in the sentence is "would like to see first."The subject of the sentence is the noun phrase "which area."
A verb phrase is the verb and its dependents (objects, complements, and other modifiers), but not the subject or its dependents.The verb phrase in the sentence is "slowly walked down the road".The subject is the pronoun "They".
"I am" is a verb phrase comprised of the pronoun "I" (subject) and the verb "am" (to be verb).