We will be reading shakespeare’s julius caesar this spring.
identify the verb phrase in the sentence.
a. will be reading
b. be reading
c. will be
d. reading

A. will be reading

If we consider "verb phrase" in its narrowest sense, it includes those words that are strictly "verbal" (words that describe and modify an action), such as main and auxiliary verbs, plus infinitive and participle constructions. The main verb always comes at the end of a verb phrase. In this sentence, that would mean including "will be reading," as those are all the words serving the function of the verb.

A. Will be reading.

Explanation:

Verb phrases are those words or groups of words that are an auxiliary or helping verbs, a predicate or a clause. They can also act as an adverb or an adjective, with a double verb in a sentence.

The verb phrase in the sentence

We will be reading Shakespeare's Julius Caesar this spring

is "will be reading". The main verb is "reading" while the helping verb is "will be". The two verbs together make up the "verb phrase". Thus, the verb phrase in the sentence is

"will be reading".

the fact that could also be added to column b is that during world war ii, specifically between the years 1941 and 1945, japan expanded its territory towards the indonesian territory in what was known later as part of the "pacific war". in that time, japan could conquer the philipines, singapore,   borneo, central java, malang, cebu, sumatra and various other islands of the area, therefore expanding its territory for a brief period of time.