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?
noun clause
verb phrase
adjectival phrase
adverbial clause

The president of the company was attending the mandatory sales meeting-Here the Phrase "Was attending" is a verb phrase.

Explanation:

The Phrase "Was Attending"-  It tells you about the action of the person.

The verb phrase tells us what the subject has been doing .Like in the above question the President(subject) was attending a sales meeting.

Here "attending " is a action verb and "was" is a helping verb.

So,the answer is (B) Verb phrase