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What kind of verb phrase is we have not yet visited the White House Interrupted or uninterrupted?

The verb phrase "have not yet visited" is interrupted.

Here's why:

* Interrupted verb phrases are those with one or more words inserted between the auxiliary verb (in this case, "have") and the main verb (in this case, "visited").

* Uninterrupted verb phrases have no words between the auxiliary verb and the main verb.

In this case, the words "not" and "yet" are inserted between "have" and "visited," making the phrase interrupted.

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