This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Adverbs > Adverbial Phrase – Quiz 11 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Adverbial Phrase Quiz 11 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. They only go out ..... A) During occasions. B) On occasions. C) On special occasions. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) On special occasions. 2. (whenever)It rains.I forget my umbrella. A) Whenever I forget my umbrella, it rains. B) Whenever I forget my umbrella, it rains. C) Because of the rain, I forget my umbrella. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Because of the rain, I forget my umbrella. 3. It was my birthday two months ago. A) When. B) Where. C) How. D) Why. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) When. 4. Choose the sentence where the adverb modifies an adjective: A) He plays the piano really well. B) They completely forgot to call me. C) She's surprisingly intelligent. D) I always arrive early. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She's surprisingly intelligent. 5. This morning I brushed my teeth A) This morning. B) I brushed. C) My teeth. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) This morning. 6. Adam's feet are so big that his shoes are ..... made for him. A) Specially. B) Especially. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Specially. 7. The two of us went into a room, alone, so that we could talk ..... A) In private. B) By accident. C) In a hurry. D) On purpose. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In private. 8. We stopped playing football ..... the rain was heavy. A) Because. B) Because of. C) Although. D) Despite. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Because. 9. Choose the adverb or prepositional phrase in the following sentence:The yellow flowers bloomed early. A) Early. B) Bloomed. C) Flowers. D) Yellow. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Early. 10. ..... is your birthday? A) When. B) What. C) Which. D) Where. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) When. 11. Choose the adverbial phrase in the following sentence:The cat slept peacefully under the warm sun. A) Under the warm sun. B) The cat. C) Slept peacefully. D) Peacefully under. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Under the warm sun. 12. How is the red phrase functioning? The heavy snow stopped in the late morning. A) Adjectival. B) Adverbial. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Adverbial. 13. What is the noun phrase?There were fresh vegetables of every shape and size. A) Every shape. B) There were. C) Fresh vegetables. D) Vegetables of. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fresh vegetables. 14. Indicate the type of prepositional phrase in the sentence below.Noises echoed throughout the cavern. A) Adjectival Phrase. B) Adverbial Phrase. C) Neither. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Adverbial Phrase. 15. Find the sentence with the reduced adverb clause:While I was walking to class, I found a lost wallet. A) While I was walked to class, I found a lost wallet. B) While walking to class, I found a lost wallet. C) While was walking to class, I found a lost wallet. D) While I was walk to class, I found a lost wallet. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) While walking to class, I found a lost wallet. 16. Find the sentence with the reduced clause:As the weather was cold, we had to postpone the picnic. A) The weather being cold, we had to postpone the picnic. B) The weather were cold, we had to postpone the picnic. C) The weather be cold, we had to postpone the picnic. D) The weather being hot, we had to postpone the picnic. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The weather being cold, we had to postpone the picnic. 17. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of adverbial phrases? A) They can provide additional information. B) They can be moved within a sentence. C) They can consist of multiple words. D) They always start with an adverb. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) They always start with an adverb. 18. Identify the adverbial phrase in this sentence:'She danced with grace during the performance.' A) With grace. B) With grace during. C) During the performance. D) She danced. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) With grace. 19. Todas las noches A) Every night. B) Last night. C) Always. D) Every once in a while. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Every night. 20. Tim always goes cycling ..... Sundays. A) Every. B) All the. C) On. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) On. 21. Identify the clause in red ink as either independent or subordinate.If you adjust the blinds, you won't be so hot. A) Independent clause. B) Subordinate clause. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Subordinate clause. 22. Identify the adverb phrase(s) in the sentence:Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. marched to end discrimination. A) To end discrimination. B) End discrimination. C) Marched to. D) Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To end discrimination. 23. Find the sentence with the reduced clause:Because Sam didn't want to worry his elderly mother, he didn't tell her his son was in the hospital. A) Not wanting to worry his elderly mother, Sam didn't . B) Not want to worry his elderly mother, Sam didn't . C) Wanting to worry his elderly mother, Sam didn't . D) Not wanted to worry his elderly mother, Sam didn't . Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Not wanting to worry his elderly mother, Sam didn't . 24. My homework wasn't done very well because I had to do it ..... A) In secret. B) In a hurry. C) In public. D) In private. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) In a hurry. 25. In spite her severe pain, she tried to walk to the auditorium to attend the lecture. A) 1. B) 3. C) 2. D) 4. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1. 26. ..... are you from? A) Where. B) Which. C) When. D) How. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Where. 27. What day of the week do you go to the movies? (every Sunday) A) Friday. B) Sunday. C) Monday. D) Wednesday. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sunday. 28. Identify the prepositional phrase as "adjectival" or "adverbial."He backed his car into the neighbor's garage. A) Adjectival. B) Adverbial. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Adverbial. 29. I've been learning French for ages, and ..... I'm starting to feel more confident. A) Gradually. B) Anyway. C) Apparently. D) Ideally. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gradually. 30. The exam was really difficult but ..... I passed! A) In the end. B) At the end. C) All the above. D) None of the above. 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