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 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Find the adverbial phrase in:'They went to the park for a picnic.' A) For a picnic. B) They went. C) For a walk. D) To the park. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) For a picnic. 2. My friend sings quite ..... but she'll never be a professional A) Good. B) Well. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Well. 3. I walk my dog everyday. I ..... walk my dog. A) Always. B) Usually. C) Often. D) Sometimes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Always. 4. My friend gave me the library book in the hall.The adverbial phrase in the sentence above is ..... A) My friend. B) In the hall. C) Gave me. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) In the hall. 5. Identify the prepositional phrase in the following sentence. "We pulled the oars through the muddy water." A) We pulled. B) Through the muddy water. C) The oars. D) Oars through. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Through the muddy water. 6. Analyze the adjective phrase in the sentence:'The bright, shining sun warmed the beach.' A) Dim, glowing. B) Dull, sparkling. C) Bright, shining. D) Gloomy, radiant. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bright, shining. 7. Classify the phrase in bold:He worked until midnight to finish the project. A) Adjectival. B) Adverbial. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Adverbial. 8. Tell if the prepositional phrase in the following sentence is an adjective or adverb phrase. "A large fire was burning in the fireplace." A) Adjectival prepositional phrase. B) Adverbial prepositional phrase. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Adverbial prepositional phrase. 9. (until)We won't be able to get soda.The machine will be repaired. A) We won't be able to get to the soda machine. B) We won't be able to get soda until the machine is repaired. C) Until the machine is repaired, we won't be able to get soda. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) We won't be able to get to the soda machine. 10. Choose the sentence with the reduced adverb clause: A) After eating dinner, I watched TV. B) After I ate dinner, I watched TV. C) After eat dinner, I watched TV. D) After ate dinner, I watched TV. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) After eating dinner, I watched TV. 11. What is the prepositional phrase?Jack bought the flowers with purple petals. A) Jack bought. B) Bought the flowers. C) With purple petals. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) With purple petals. 12. While we were traveling in Europe, we had several opportunities to help people. can it be shortened? A) Yes. B) No. C) It does not matter. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes. 13. What is the role of an adverbial phrase in a sentence? A) An adverbial phrase serves as the main subject of the sentence. B) An adverbial phrase modifies a noun, providing information about the subject of the sentence. C) An adverbial phrase modifies a verb, adjective, or adverb, providing information about how, when, where, or why an action occurs. D) An adverbial phrase is used to connect two independent clauses in a sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) An adverbial phrase modifies a verb, adjective, or adverb, providing information about how, when, where, or why an action occurs. 14. Identify the adverb phrase:I walked to the game with great excitement. A) To the game. B) Great excitement. C) I walked. D) With great excitement. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) With great excitement. 15. Which of the following is an example of an infinitive phrase? A) "In a minute". B) "To find me". C) "Very oddly". D) "With a limp". Show Answer Correct Answer: B) "To find me". 16. Which is the adverb of place? A) Bedroom. B) Silently. C) After. D) Quickly. E) Around. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Around. 17. I play the saxophone five times a week. I ..... play it. A) Always. B) Usually. C) Often. D) Sometimes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Usually. 18. We go never trekking. A) Right. B) Wrong. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Wrong. 19. Which adverb tells us HOW something happened? A) The next day. B) Quickly. C) In the morning. D) Finally. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Quickly. 20. Choose the adverbial phrase in the following sentence:Max declared, in an angry tone, "I will not eat my peas!" A) Max declared. B) In an angry tone. C) Max declared, in an angry tone. D) "I will not eat my peas!". Show Answer Correct Answer: B) In an angry tone. 21. What is the adverbial phrase?The desert stretched towards the north. A) The desert stretched. B) Towards the north. C) The desert. D) Stretched towards. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Towards the north. 22. We go jogging every weekend. A) We go. B) We go jogging. C) Go jogging. D) Every weekend. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Every weekend. 23. I fell off my bicycle ..... I wasn't careful. A) So. B) But. C) Because. D) Or. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Because. 24. In his mind he was thinking something different. A) Reason/ Purpose. B) Time. C) Place. D) Manner. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Place. 25. He trains very ..... , at least three hours a week. A) Hard. B) Hardly. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hard. 26. Identify the adverbial phrase in the following sentence:'She sang beautifully during the concert.' A) Beautifully. B) During the concert. C) Sang beautifully. D) She sang. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) During the concert. 27. We went home after dinner. A) Went home. B) We went. C) After dinner. D) Home after. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) After dinner. 28. Dave ..... broke his leg skiing on holiday A) Near. B) Nearly. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nearly. 29. Identify the prepositional phrase in the sentence:'The cat under the bed is sleeping.' A) Under the bed. B) Beside the chair. C) Over the table. D) Inside the closet. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Under the bed. 30. Choose the sentence with an adverbial phrase. A) The bookstore is closed. B) When you finish cleaning, call me. C) There's something broken. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) When you finish cleaning, call me. ← 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