This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Adverbs > Adverbial Phrase – Quiz 12 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Adverbial Phrase Quiz 12 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Choose the place adverbial phrase in this sentence:She walked to the store near the river. A) To the store. B) Near the lake. C) She walked. D) Near the river. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Near the river. 2. The bins are all along the street. A) Where. B) How. C) Why. D) When. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Where. 3. What are the types of adverbial phrases? A) Adverbial of taste. B) Types of adverbial phrases include adverbial of time, adverbial of place, adverbial of manner, adverbial of frequency, adverbial of degree, adverbial of reason, etc. C) Adverbial of emotion. D) Adverbial of color. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Types of adverbial phrases include adverbial of time, adverbial of place, adverbial of manner, adverbial of frequency, adverbial of degree, adverbial of reason, etc. 4. She's only 4, so obviously she can't stay at home on her own. A) Clearly (sb. should know this information). B) In the end. C) Basically. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Clearly (sb. should know this information). 5. Identify the adverbial phrase in:'He plays soccer every Saturday.' A) Every Saturday. B) Every week. C) He plays soccer. D) On Saturdays only. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Every Saturday. 6. In the sentence 'She completed the task in record time', what type of adverbial phrase is 'in record time'? A) Adverbial phrase of time. B) Adverbial phrase of reason. C) Adverbial phrase of manner. D) Adverbial phrase of place. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Adverbial phrase of manner. 7. I'm working part time ..... but I think they will offer me a full time job soon. A) At the moment. B) Actually. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) At the moment. 8. I always do my very best not to arrive ..... A) Lately. B) Late. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Late. 9. What part of speech is the first word of a prepositional phrase? A) Interjection. B) Preposition. C) Conjunction. D) Adverb. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Preposition. 10. Find the adjectival phrase in this sentence.Have you ever seen an elephant with white skin? A) An elephant. B) Seen an elephant. C) With white skin. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) With white skin. 11. She performed the task with great skill. A) The task. B) With great skill. C) No adverbial phrase. D) Performed the task. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) With great skill. 12. I've taken out a ..... subscription to a travel magazine. A) Fast. B) Closely. C) Monthly. D) Yearly. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Monthly. 13. Identify the adjective clause:Katie hates Steve, who chews with his mouth open. A) Katie hates Steve. B) Who chews with his mouth open. C) With his mouth open. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Who chews with his mouth open. 14. Identify the adjective phrase in the following sentence: "The man with a blue hat is my uncle." A) With a blue hat. B) Is my uncle. C) The man. D) A blue hat. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) With a blue hat. 15. Which sentence has an adverbial phrase of manner? A) She goes to school every day. B) We are at the park. C) They arrived yesterday. D) He drives with great care. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He drives with great care. 16. My wedding dress was ..... made for me by a dressmaker. A) Especially. B) Specially. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Specially. 17. Identify the adverbial phrase in the following sentence:'She will arrive in the morning.' A) Arrive. B) In the morning. C) She will. D) Will arrive. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) In the morning. 18. Sam fell off the bike, but ..... he didn't break his leg. A) Luckily. B) Unfortunately. C) Sadly. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Luckily. 19. We went yesterday to the cinema. A) Right. B) Wrong. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Wrong. 20. Which sentence has an adverbial phrase of place? A) I study English every day. B) She works in the library. C) We ate lunch quickly. D) He arrived late. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She works in the library. 21. Can anyone count the stars in the Milky Way?The prepositional phrase in the above sentence is: A) Milky Way. B) In the Milky Way. C) Can anyone count. D) The stars. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) In the Milky Way. 22. What is the function of adverbial phrases or adverbial clauses that explain how something happens? A) Time. B) Manner. C) Purpose. D) Place. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Manner. 23. What is the type of the adverb in the following sentence?Quietly, we strolled through the garden. A) Adverb of place. B) Adverb of manner. C) Adverb of time. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Adverb of manner. 24. Do you ..... wear jeans to work? A) Ever. B) Even. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ever. 25. Explain the importance of adverbial phrases in sentence structure. A) Adverbial phrases only confuse the meaning of the sentence. B) Adverbial phrases are only used in poetry, not regular sentences. C) Adverbial phrases are irrelevant in sentence structure. D) Adverbial phrases are important in sentence structure because they add depth and detail to the verb, enhancing the overall meaning and clarity of the sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Adverbial phrases are important in sentence structure because they add depth and detail to the verb, enhancing the overall meaning and clarity of the sentence. 26. Adverbial clauses always start with a A) Co ordinating conjunction. B) Subordinating conjunction. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Subordinating conjunction. 27. Find the sentence with the same meaning:Before I took the exam, I reviewed my notes. A) Before take examing, I reviewed my notes. B) Before taked exam, I reviewed my notes. C) Before taking the exam, I reviewed my notes. D) Before take exam, I reviewed my notes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Before taking the exam, I reviewed my notes. 28. Label the adverbial phrase in this sentence as "when", "where", "how", or "why": "We will meet at noon." A) Where. B) Why. C) When. D) How. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) When. 29. Where can adverbial phrases and adverbial clauses be positioned in a sentence? A) Beginning, middle, or end. B) Only at the beginning. C) Only at the end. D) Only in the middle. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Beginning, middle, or end. 30. Identify the Adverbial PhraseChoose the adverbial phrase in the following sentences:She spoke in a whisper. A) Spoke. B) In. C) In a whisper. D) She spoke. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) In a whisper. 31. Which of the following sentences contains an adverbial prepositional phrase? A) The flowers in the garden are blooming. B) The book on the shelf is dusty. C) The cat under the table is sleeping. D) She arrived after the meeting. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) She arrived after the meeting. 32. En cualquier momento A) Any time. B) Very carefully. C) In total silence. D) Almost never. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Any time. 33. Classify the phrase in bold:She danced in the rain. A) Adjectival. B) Adverbial. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Adverbial. 34. Choose the adverbial phrase:David ran with excitement. A) With excitement. B) David ran. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) With excitement. 35. Choose the adverbial phrase that answers "where" in the sentence: "The children played outside in the garden." A) The children played. B) In the garden. C) Outside. D) Played outside. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) In the garden. 36. Bob is trying to win the game by hook or by crook. A) To win the game. B) By hook or by crook. C) Bob is trying to win the game. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) By hook or by crook. 37. They're building a motorway ..... my house. The noise is terrible. A) Nearly. B) Near. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Near. 38. You shouldn't have behaved that way ..... Everyone was staring. A) In secret. B) In a row. C) In public. D) In private. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) In public. 39. The desert stretched towards the north. A) Towards the north. B) Stretched. C) The desert. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Towards the north. 40. How is the red phrase functioning? I ordered a pancake with maple syrup. A) Adjective. B) Adverb. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Adjective. 41. What type of adverbial phrase is this?in thirty minutes A) In what manner (how). B) Time (when). C) Place (where). D) Frequency (how often). E) Degree (how much). Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Time (when). 42. Identify the type of phrase.I may see the horses after the storm. A) Prepositional phrase. B) Adjective phrase. C) Noun phrase. D) Adverbial phrase. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Adverbial phrase. 43. (because)John got a flat tire.John was late for work. A) Because John got a flat tire, he was late for work. B) The flat tire made John late for work. C) John was late for work because he got a flat tire. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The flat tire made John late for work. 44. Mark was listening to music after his sister was reading a book. A) 1. B) 2. C) 3. D) 4. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 2. 45. An adverb phrase functions just like an adverb word. A) TRUE. B) FALSE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) TRUE. 46. Write a sentence using the adverbial phrase 'with great enthusiasm'. A) I read the book with great enthusiasm. B) He completed the task with great enthusiasm. C) She presented her project with great enthusiasm. D) They watched the movie with great enthusiasm. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She presented her project with great enthusiasm. 47. (unless)Hannah will get here soon.The meeting will be cancelled. A) Hannah's meeting is will be cancelled soon. B) Unless Hannah gets here soon, the meeting will be cancelled. C) The meeting will be cancelled unless Hannah gets here soon. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hannah's meeting is will be cancelled soon. 48. In the sentence "He walks with a limp, " what role does the phrase "with a limp" serve? A) It is a noun phrase. B) It serves as the subject of the sentence. C) It is an adjective describing "he.". D) It functions as an adverbial phrase modifying "walks.". Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It functions as an adverbial phrase modifying "walks.". 49. I didn't want to drink coca but ..... they persuaded me. A) In the end. B) Late. C) At the end. D) Yet. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In the end. 50. Which of the following is an example of a place adverbial phrase? A) Early in the morning. B) With excitement. C) On the table. D) Soon after. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) On the table. 51. How is the red phrase functioning? The entire trial was complete in two weeks. A) Adjective. B) Adverb. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Adverb. 52. What is the adverbial phrase?He lay beside the heap of corn. A) Beside the heap of corn. B) He lay. C) Heap of corn. D) Lay beside. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Beside the heap of corn. 53. Select the correct option:Jan will run on the track at school. A) Will run. B) On the track at school. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) On the track at school. 54. Indicate the type of prepositional phrase in the sentence below.Water from the ceiling dripped. A) Adjectival Phrase. B) Adverbial Phrase. C) Neither. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Adjectival Phrase. 55. Our town's so boring! Nothing interesting ..... happens here. A) Always. B) Ever. C) Never. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ever. 56. The birds flew over the ocean. A) Manner. B) Place. C) Time. D) Reason/ Purpose. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Place. 57. Identify the adverb in the following sentence:'The cat jumped over the fence quickly.' A) Over. B) Cat. C) Quickly. D) Jumped. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Quickly. 58. What is the adjective clause in the following sentence:The present that Layla received lifted her spirits. A) That Layla received. B) Lifted her spirits. C) That Layla received lifted her spirits. D) The present that Layla received. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) That Layla received. 59. This dress has been ..... designed for her, so no one else will one like it. A) Especially. B) Specially. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Specially. 60. I really think you should ask her out on a date ..... you've got nothing to lose, and she might just fall in love with you. A) All in all. B) On the one hand. C) Otherwise. D) Incidentally. 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