This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Adverbs > Adverbial Phrase – Quiz 14 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Adverbial Phrase Quiz 14 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Identify the object of the preposition:Birds start singing at daybreak. A) Daybreak. B) Singing. C) At. D) Birds. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Daybreak. 2. Although we only have four days of school next week A) Independent Clause. B) Subordinate Clause. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Subordinate Clause. 3. I thought my boss was retiring next year, but ..... she wants to carry on working until she's 70! A) Apparently. B) Obviously. C) Basically. D) Certainly. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Apparently. 4. What is the adverbial phrase in the following sentence?Out in the garden, the children played. A) Out in the garden. B) The children played. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Out in the garden. 5. Identify what kind of phrases in the underlained words below!THE SUPERMARKET IS NOT TOO FAR FROM HERE. A) ADVERBIAL PHRASE. B) ADJECTIVE PHRASE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) ADJECTIVE PHRASE. 6. Identify the adverbial phrase in:'He studied hard for the exam.' A) He studied for the exam. B) Studied hard. C) For the exam. D) For the exam hard. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) For the exam. 7. Find the sentence with the same meaning:While I was walking down the beach, I saw a dolphin stranded. A) While walking down the beach, I saw a dolphin stranded. B) While walking down the beach, I saw a dear stranded. C) While walking up the beach, I saw a dolphin stranded. D) While walked down the beach, I saw a dolphin stranded. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) While walking down the beach, I saw a dolphin stranded. 8. Find the adverbial phrase in:'They will arrive at noon tomorrow.' A) They will arrive. B) At noon tomorrow. C) Tomorrow. D) At noon. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) At noon tomorrow. 9. What is the function of the adverbial phrase in the sentence:'She danced with grace'? A) Describes why she danced. B) Describes where she danced. C) Describes when she danced. D) Describes how she danced. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Describes how she danced. 10. In the sentence "At six o'clock, we will serve dinner, " what is the purpose of the comma? A) To separate two independent clauses. B) To indicate a pause before the adverbial phrase. C) To show that "we" is the subject. D) To indicate the end of the sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To indicate a pause before the adverbial phrase. 11. My father worked very ..... all his life A) Hard. B) Hardly. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hard. 12. If you do something, feeling stressed and without thinking properly, you do it ..... A) In a hurry. B) By accident. C) On purpose. D) In a panic. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In a hurry. 13. Tina updates her Facebook page ..... A) Flat. B) Lately. C) Pretty. D) Daily. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Daily. 14. ..... , I'll pass my driving test before my eighteenth birthday. A) Hopefully. B) Unfortunately. C) Gradually. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hopefully. 15. 10 Sally hasn't been feeling very well lately / late, soshe's 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. 16. What kind of phrase is it?The bats in the cave made the boys very nervous. A) Adjectival Phrase. B) Adverbial Phrase. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Adjectival Phrase. 17. What is the adverb in the sentence?The astronaut easily fixed the problem. A) Fixed. B) Easily. C) The. D) Problem. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Easily. 18. Which sentence includes a relative clause? A) She is the girl that always arrives late to class. B) I ate the pizza that was delivered in 30 minutes. C) The book that I read last night was very interesting. D) The cat that I saw yesterday was flying in the sky. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The book that I read last night was very interesting. 19. I didn't want to go, but ..... they persuaded me. A) At the end. B) In the end. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) In the end. 20. In the sentence 'We will go to the beach next weekend, ' what is the adverbial phrase? A) Go to the beach. B) Next month. C) To the beach. D) Next weekend. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Next weekend. 21. I like all models of mobile phones, ..... the I Phone A) Ever. B) Especially. C) Specially. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Especially. 22. On the stormy night, the ship sank to the bottom of the ocean A) Clause. B) Phrase. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Phrase. 23. Choose the correct Adverbial Phrase for the given sentenceShe whispered in his ear A) Whispered in his ear. B) His ear. C) In his ear. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) In his ear. 24. What is included in a "prepositional phrase" ? A) A prepositional phrase includes a preposition, the object of the preposition, and any modifiers of that object. B) A prepositional phrase ends with a preposition and the subject of the sentence. C) A prepositional phrase begins with an object followed by a preposition. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A prepositional phrase includes a preposition, the object of the preposition, and any modifiers of that object. 25. With all his might, Kent carried the huge log.Which section is an adverbial phrase? A) Huge log. B) Kent carried. C) With all his might. D) Carried the huge log. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) With all his might. 26. Click on the adverbial phrase in this sentence:The teacher told us not to talk so loudly. A) So loudly. B) Not to talk. C) Teacher told us. D) Told us. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) So loudly. 27. Choose the adverbial phrase in the following sentence:The yellow cat sat and waited on the steps. A) The yellow cat. B) Sat and waited. C) The steps. D) On the steps. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) On the steps. 28. In the sentence "The dog ran across the park, " what part of speech is "across" ? A) Preposition. B) Adverb. C) Verb. D) Noun. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Preposition. 29. Classify the phrase in bold:The painting by the famous artist was sold. A) Adjectival. B) Adverbial. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Adjectival. 30. Jack played ..... , so they won the tennis final. A) Brilliant. B) Brilliantly. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Brilliantly. 31. Identify the adverb phrase(s) in the sentence:I parked the car near the bridge. A) Near. B) Parked the car. C) The car near the bridge. D) Near the bridge. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Near the bridge. 32. In the sentence 'After the storm, the sky cleared up, ' what is the adverbial phrase? A) In the storm. B) Before the storm. C) After the storm. D) During the storm. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) After the storm. 33. Select the correct option:Jenny tried to talk to Peter underneath the water. A) Underneath the water. B) Tried to talk. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Underneath the water. 34. While my roommate was recuperating in the hospital, I called her parents to inform them of the accident. Can this sentence be shortened? A) Yes, you can reduce it. Anyway, it is English. B) Yes, It sounds OK. C) No, I guess. D) No, there are two different subjects. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) No, there are two different subjects. 35. Read the sentence carefully and choose the correct answer.Phrase:in the parkWhat is the preposition in the adverbial phrase? A) The. B) In. C) Park. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) In. 36. The mother hen clucked loudly in the house.The adverbial phrase in the sentence above is ..... A) The mother hen. B) Clucked. C) Loudly in the house. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Loudly in the house. 37. If you do something quickly, you do it ..... A) On purpose. B) In private. C) In a panic. D) By accident. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) In a panic. 38. Thie black dress was ..... designed for you. A) Ever. B) Especially. C) Specially. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Specially. 39. The children don't come usually home from school before 5 pm. A) Right. B) Wrong. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Wrong. 40. There is a school show ..... a year. It's in June. A) Once. B) Three times. C) Twice. D) Every. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Once. 41. Find the adverb:That ride was so exciting! A) Was. B) That. C) So. D) Exciting. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) So. 42. Ben is really busy, so we ..... see him now. A) Hard. B) Hardly. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hardly. 43. I stayed up ..... last night, so I'm really tired today. A) Late. B) Lately. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Late. 44. What time do you wake up every morning? A) 7:00 AM. B) 5:45 AM. C) 6:30 AM. D) 8:15 AM. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 7:00 AM. 45. What is the adverbial phrase in:'The cat slept under the warm blanket.'? A) Under the warm blanket. B) Under the blanket. C) The cat slept. D) The warm blanket. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Under the warm blanket. 46. Though John wasn't rich, but he helped the poor in this area. A) 4. B) 3. C) 2. D) 1. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 2. 47. Identify the prepositional phrase:We must finish our project before the holidays. A) We must finish. B) Must finish our project. C) Our project. D) Before the holidays. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Before the holidays. 48. Germany is a country with many castles. "With many castles" is modifying what word? A) Germany. B) Country. C) Castles. D) Many. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Country. 49. Show me the photos when you next visit us. Which type of adverbial clause is this? A) Reason. B) Time. C) Contrast. D) Condition. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Time. 50. Choose the correct Adverbial Phrase for the given sentenceThey chatted for a while A) Chatted for a while. B) For a while. C) A while. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) For a while. 51. Which of these sentences is correct? A) Suddenly, the lights went out. B) The lights went out suddenly. C) The lights suddenly went out. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 52. Choose the adverbial phrase of place from the options below. A) In the library. B) With a smile. C) Because of the rain. D) At midnight. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In the library. 53. Adverbial phrases can indicate time, place, manner, or reason. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 54. I won't give you the details now, but ..... the plan's very simple. A) Basically. B) Ideally. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Basically. 55. I haven't heard from Mark ..... He must be very busy. A) Late. B) Lately. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lately. 56. I didn't then have time. A) Right. B) Wrong. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Wrong. 57. Indicate the type of prepositional phrase in the sentence below.She nudged her six little baby dragons toward the crowd of boys. A) Adjectival Phrase. B) Adverbial Phrase. C) Neither. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Adjectival Phrase. 58. Listen to the beginning of an interview with Oscar Suarez. Then read the questions and choose the correct answer.What does the host seem to think Oscar does particularly well? A) Design clothes. B) Make furniture. C) Illustrate books. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Design clothes. 59. Clarify the type of adverbial phrase"we can't do both without compromising one, or both" A) Prepositional phrase. B) Infinitive phrase. C) An adverb with intifier. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Prepositional phrase. 60. Identify the Adverbial PhraseChoose the adverbial phrase in the following sentences:They arrived after the meeting. A) They arrived. B) Arrived. C) The meeting. D) After the meeting. 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