This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Adverbs > Adverbial Phrase – Quiz 10 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Adverbial Phrase Quiz 10 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Read the sentence carefully and choose the correct answer. Phrase:on the windowsillWhat is the preposition in the adverbial phrase? A) The. B) Windowsill. C) On. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) On. 2. Find the sentence with the same meaning:After she finished her classes, Dory went to work. A) After finnish her classes, Dory went to work. B) After finish her classes, Dory went to work. C) After finishing her classes, Dory went to work. D) After finishing her classes, Jeanette went to work. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) After finishing her classes, Dory went to work. 3. Identify adverbial clause. She addressed the crowd as she had practiced in the mirror. A) Condition. B) Manner. C) Reason. D) Place. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Manner. 4. What type of phrase is it?There were strange green creatures with bobbing heads. A) Adverbial. B) Adjectival. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Adjectival. 5. My brother plays computer games ..... evening for an hour. A) Twice. B) Every. C) Three times. D) Once. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Every. 6. She buried her feelings deep in her mind. "In her mind" is modifying what word? A) Deep. B) Buried. C) She. D) Feelings. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Deep. 7. What is the adverbial phrase in:'The dog barked loudly during the night.'? A) Loudly during the night. B) During the night. C) Barked during the night. D) The dog barked loudly. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) During the night. 8. Identify the adjective phrase:The kid across the classroom is always talking! A) Across the classroom is always talking. B) Is always talking. C) Across the classroom. D) The kid. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Across the classroom. 9. Find the adjective phrase in this sentence: "The dog with brown spots is very friendly." A) The dog. B) With brown spots. C) Very friendly. D) Is very friendly. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) With brown spots. 10. I'll pay you back ..... of the month. A) At the end. B) In the end. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) At the end. 11. Choose the adverbial phrase in the following sentence:The New Year's Eve fireworks exploded with a loud bang. A) Exploded. B) The New Year's Eve. C) With a loud bang. D) Fireworks. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) With a loud bang. 12. Which adverbial phrase tells us how something is done? A) In the evening. B) At the beach. C) Very carefully. D) Always on time. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Very carefully. 13. Identify the adverb phrase(s) in the sentence:I had wanted a pet for a long time. A) Had wanted. B) A pet for. C) For a long time. D) A long time. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) For a long time. 14. People attend the festival for fun. A) Frequency (how often?. B) Time (when?). C) Reason (Why). D) Place (where?). Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Reason (Why). 15. Which sentence is in the correct order? A) This is the best game ever possibly. B) This is possibly the best game ever. C) Possibly this is the best game ever. D) This is the best possibly game ever. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) This is possibly the best game ever. 16. Find the sentence with the reduced clause:I recognized his face, but I had forgotten his name. I just smiled and said, "Hi." A) Recognizing his face but remembering his name, I just smiled and said, "Hi.". B) Recognize his face but forgetting his name, I just smiled and said, "Hi.". C) Recognizing his face but forgetting his name, I just smiled and said, "Hi.". D) Recognizing his face but forgetting his name, I just smiled and said, "Bye.". Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Recognizing his face but forgetting his name, I just smiled and said, "Hi.". 17. How is the red phrase functioning? Mimi just read a book about Winston Churchill. A) Adjective. B) Adverb. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Adjective. 18. It's too cold to go outside. A) Adjective phrase. B) Adverbial Phrase. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Adjective phrase. 19. Sally hasn't been feeling very well ..... , so she is going to make an appointment to see her doctor. A) Lately. B) Late. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lately. 20. You cannot go there. A) Right. B) Wrong. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Right. 21. Please don't talk about my personal life ..... A) In secret. B) By accident. C) On purpose. D) In public. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) In public. 22. (if)There is a sale.I will buy two pairs of shoes instead of one. A) I will buy two pairs of shoes instead of one if there is a sale. B) If there is a sale, I will buy two pairs of shoes instead of one. C) I will buy two pairs of shoes. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I will buy two pairs of shoes. 23. (by the time)Tina finished practicing her scales.Her sister finished making dinner. A) Tina's sister had finished making dinner by the time Tina finished practicing her scales. B) By the time Tina finished practicing her scales, her sister had finished making dinner. C) Tina and her sister finished making dinner and practicing her scales. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tina and her sister finished making dinner and practicing her scales. 24. How many preposition are in this sentence? "Down in old Clarksville there are so many fast food restaurants that a teenager could go to that it's dizzying" A) 5. B) 2. C) 4. D) 3. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 2. 25. Is there water on the moon?The adverbial phrase in the sentence above is ..... A) Is there. B) On the moon. C) Water. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) On the moon. 26. Which adverb best complete the sentence? The teacher ..... explained what we had to do. ** the adverb needs to tell "how" . A) Soon. B) Never. C) Slowly. D) Actually. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Slowly. 27. What is the prepositional phrase?There were strange green creatures with bobbing heads. A) Strange green creatures. B) There were strange green creatures. C) With bobbing heads. D) Were strange green creatures. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) With bobbing heads. 28. Which of the following sentences has the correct placement of the adverb? A) I will probably go to the party. B) I probably will go to the party. C) Probably, I will go to the party. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 29. What is the adverb clause?As soon as I'm done, we can go. A) We can go. B) As soon as. C) As I'm done. D) As soon as I'm done. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) As soon as I'm done. 30. What kind of phrase is it?I ordered pancakes with maple syrup. A) Adjectival. B) Adverbial. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Adjectival. 31. Choose the sentence where the prepositional phrase functions as an Adverb. A) A boat for racing had sunk. B) I used a hammer with a claw. C) For many years people have sought the lost continent Atlantis. D) Luis and I have watched episodes of Star Trek:. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) For many years people have sought the lost continent Atlantis. 32. Lorna looks really young, but ..... she's older than me. A) Actually. B) At the moment. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Actually. 33. What adverbial phrase can you add to the sentence 'The car drove past the old house'? A) Slowly. B) Quickly. C) Happily. D) Carefully. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Quickly. 34. He broke my phone and I'm really angry. I'm sure he did it ..... A) In a hurry. B) In secrect. C) On purpose. D) In a panic. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) On purpose. 35. According to Oscar, what isn't he very good at? A) Creating packages for products. B) Decorating homes. C) Making sculptures. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Making sculptures. 36. What type of phrase is 'from the ceiling' in the sentence:'Water from the ceiling dripped.' A) Noun phrase, acting as the subject. B) Prepositional phrase, indicating location. C) Adverbial phrase, modifying the verb 'dripped'. D) Adjectival phrase, describing the noun 'water'. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Adjectival phrase, describing the noun 'water'. 37. Change the adverb into an adverbial phrase:He runs quickly. A) He runs every morning. B) He runs at full speed. C) He runs to the shop. D) He runs after school. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He runs at full speed. 38. Find the sentence with the reduced clause:Because John worked so hard, he earned a good salary. A) Working so hard, he earned a good salary. B) To work so hard, he earned a good salary. C) Work so hard, he earned a good salary. D) Working so hard, he earned a terrible salary. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Working so hard, he earned a good salary. 39. What is the function of adverbial phrases that explain why something happens? A) Manner. B) Place. C) Purpose. D) Time. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Purpose. 40. What is the adjective clause in the following sentence:The doctor who originally saw us was out today. A) The doctor was out today. B) Who originally saw us. C) Was out today. D) The doctor who originally saw us. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Who originally saw us. 41. How many prepositional phrases are there in the following sentence? The first reports about the cause of these mysterious patterns appeared in 1978. A) 3 prepositional phrases. B) 4 prepositional phrases. C) 1 prepositional phrase. D) 2 prepositional phrases. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 3 prepositional phrases. 42. Choose the sentence where the adverbial phrase gives information about place: A) He speaks French fluently. B) They always drive carefully. C) I left my bag at the office. D) She will join us in an hour. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I left my bag at the office. 43. Did you both enjoy the flight? A) Right. B) Wrong. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Right. 44. What type of adverbial phrase is "once a week" ? A) Degree. B) Manner. C) Time. D) Frequency. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Frequency. 45. Which of the following sentences uses an adverbial phrase to indicate manner? A) She danced with grace. B) He will arrive tomorrow. C) They walked to the park. D) It was raining heavily. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She danced with grace. 46. Choose an adverbial phrase which fits into this sentence: ..... Jake cycles to school to keep himself fit. A) Every day. B) At the weekend. C) In the evening. D) In a lazy way. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Every day. 47. When my teacher talks too ..... , it's difficult to understand her. A) Quick. B) Quickly. C) Slowly. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Quickly. 48. Although his leg was broken, he managed to drive a car. A) In spite of the fact that his broken leg, he managed to drive a car. B) Despite his broken leg, he managed to drive a car. C) His leg was broken . But he managed to drive a car. D) His leg was broken . So, he managed to drive a car. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Despite his broken leg, he managed to drive a car. 49. The winter coat in the closet is too small.The adverbial phrase in the sentence above is ..... A) The winter coat. B) In the toilet. C) Too small. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) In the toilet. 50. Find the adverbial phrase in:'The dog barked loudly during the night.' A) During the night. B) During the day. C) The dog barked loudly. D) The dog barked softly. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) During the night. 51. The receptionist said, "You are next." A) Preposition. B) Adverb. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Adverb. 52. Use the adverbial phrase 'during the summer' in a sentence. A) We go skiing during the winter. B) I love swimming during the fall. C) They travel abroad during the spring. D) We often go hiking during the summer. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) We often go hiking during the summer. 53. Classify the phrase in bold:The book on the table is mine. A) Adjectival. B) Adverbial. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Adjectival. 54. Identify what kind of phrases in the underlained words below!HE RESPONDED VERY RUDELY. A) ADJECTIVE PHRASE. B) ADVERBIAL PHRASE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) ADVERBIAL PHRASE. 55. What does it mean to do something in secret? A) To perform an action openly in front of others. B) To act in a way that is easily noticed by others. C) To carry out an action without others knowing. D) To share information with everyone involved. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To carry out an action without others knowing. 56. An ..... phrase is a prepositional phrase that modifies a verb, an adjective, or an adverb by pointing out where, why, when, in what way, or to what extent. A) Adverbial. B) Proverbial. C) Adjectival. D) Independent. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Adverbial. 57. What is modified by the red phrase? Yes, I certainly am ready for a good lunch! A) I. B) Certainly. C) Ready. D) Lunch. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ready. 58. An adverb clause can be reduced to an adverb phrase if they are not discussing the same subject. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 59. In which sentence is the adverb of frequency incorrectly placed? A) They often go to the park on weekends. B) She has already left the house. C) We visit our grandparents usually. D) He rarely eats meat. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) We visit our grandparents usually. 60. (even though)Maria and Julia went to the beach.It was cloudy. A) Maria and Julia went to the cloudy beach. B) Even though it was cloudy, Maria and Julia went to the beach. C) Maria and Julia went to the beach even though it was cloudy. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Maria and Julia went to the cloudy beach. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesAdverbial Phrase Quiz 1Adverbial Phrase Quiz 2Adverbial Phrase Quiz 3Adverbial Phrase Quiz 4Adverbial Phrase Quiz 5Adverbial Phrase Quiz 6Adverbial Phrase Quiz 7Adverbial Phrase Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books