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 underlined part is was attending

The president of the company was attending the mandatory sales meeting. Type of phrase or clause underlined in the sentence is a verb phrase.

Verb refers to the action words such as to sing, to dance, to eat and so on. The verbs act as a link between the subject and the information provided about the subject. Whereas, the verb phrase that contains either an indirect and direct object or both the verb. The verb phrase can also act as an adjective or adverb and contain a verb. A phrase can act as a predicate of a sentence or clause.

As in the above example, the sentence contains the main verb and the auxiliary or helping verb was, hence it is a verb phrase.

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the answer should be:

the intervention of the supernatural gives gilgamesh hope that he will defeat humbaba.