What is the verb phrase in the sentence?

the sea turtles were walking slowly across the sand.

a.
slowly across

b.
walking slowly

c.
were walking

d.
turtles were

How many stanzas does this poem have, shall i compare thee to a summer day?

Which sentence is the best translation of "you have displaced the mirth" broken the good meeting, / with most admired disorder"?

The basketball crashed against the backboard, and point guard sheena lunged for it. as she snatched the ball out of mid-air, the crowd cheered, chanting encouragement for her team, the monarchs. so far, the game had been a disaster. with 15 seconds left to go in the final quarter, the monarchs were 2 points shy of victory. what main idea do the details in the passage suggest? the point guard sheena was not a very good player. the monarchs had never lost a basketball game. the monarchs were worried about losing. the crowd was not supporting the monarchs.