This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Adverbs > Adverbial Phrase – Quiz 18 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Adverbial Phrase Quiz 18 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Identify the adverb phrase in this sentence"She performed the task with great skill" A) With great skill. B) The task with. C) She performed the task. D) Great skill. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) With great skill. 2. What is the function of the adverb in the sentence:'He spoke softly to avoid waking the baby.' A) To describe why he spoke. B) To describe how he spoke. C) To describe when he spoke. D) To describe where he spoke. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To describe how he spoke. 3. Identify the adverb clause:The children made balls out of materials such as wood and tree roots before they started playing. A) The children made balls out of materials. B) Before they started playing. C) Such as wood and tree roots. D) Out of materials. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Before they started playing. 4. Identify the adverbial phrase in the sentence:'The cat slept peacefully on the windowsill.' A) Peacefully in the garden. B) Happily under the table. C) Peacefully on the windowsill. D) Quickly on the roof. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Peacefully on the windowsill. 5. How do adverbial phrases contribute to sentence structure? A) Adverbial phrases are always placed at the end of a sentence. B) Adverbial phrases change the tense of a sentence. C) Adverbial phrases provide additional information about the action or state described in the sentence. D) Adverbial phrases modify nouns in a sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Adverbial phrases provide additional information about the action or state described in the sentence. 6. Identify the adverb phrase in this sentence"She ran into her room" A) Into her room. B) Her room. C) She ran. D) Ran into her. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Into her room. 7. What is the adverb in the sentence?Jackie went home early. A) Went. B) Early. C) Jackie. D) Home. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Early. 8. My sister is always asking me to lend her my blue jacket, so ..... I bought one for her. A) In the end. B) At the end. C) Especially. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In the end. 9. Where in the sentence would you find an adverb? A) At the beginning. B) At the end. C) In the middle. D) Any of these places. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Any of these places. 10. What is the noun phrase?The challenging task was followed by an easier one. A) Was followed. B) The challenging task. C) By an easier. D) Task was followed. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The challenging task. 11. Which of the following is an example of an adverbial phrase? A) Beautifully. B) In the morning. C) Very. D) Quickly. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) In the morning. 12. Choose the correct Adverbial Phrase for the given sentence.She ran into her room A) Room. B) Into her room. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Into her room. 13. Find the adverbial phrase in:'They will arrive after dinner.' A) Before dinner. B) After breakfast. C) During lunch. D) After dinner. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) After dinner. 14. I'm really sorry. I broke your camera ..... I'll pay to have it repaired. A) On purpose. B) In a row. C) By accident. D) In a panic. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) By accident. 15. Match the adverbial phrase to its function: "On the weekend" A) When. B) Where. C) Why. D) How. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) When. 16. The dog was barking, because the cat was in the tree. A) When. B) Where. C) Why. D) How. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Why. 17. Find the sentence with the same meaning:While I was driving to work, I got stuck in traffic. A) While driving to work, I got stuck in a cage. B) While driving to worked, I got stuck in traffic. C) While drived to work, I got stuck in traffic. D) While driving to work, I got stuck in traffic. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) While driving to work, I got stuck in traffic. 18. Choose the best adverbial phrase to complete the following sentence ..... , the team celebrated their victory. A) On the field. B) With great joy. C) In the locker room. D) After the match. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) After the match. 19. The following question is about adverbial clause.Which of the following is an adverbial clause of purpose? A) In the meantime. B) By practicing regularly. C) With all his heart. D) After the meeting ended. E) So that we can learn. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) By practicing regularly. 20. Identify the object of the preposition:The golfer hit a ball into the pond. A) Golfer. B) Ball. C) Pond. D) Hit. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pond. 21. Find the sentence with the reduced clause:Because Gail was concentrating on writing her new novel, she lost track of time and worked all through the night. A) Having concentrated on writing her new novel, Gail lost . B) Concentrating on writing her new novel, Gail lost . C) Concentrating on writing Gail's new novel, she lost . D) Cannot be reduced. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Concentrating on writing her new novel, Gail lost . 22. Jenny isn't here ..... Can I take a message? A) Soon. B) Now. C) Then. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Now. 23. What is the adverbial phrase in:'She completed her homework after dinner.'? A) During lunch. B) After dinner. C) After school. D) Before dinner. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) After dinner. 24. Identify the preposition and the object of the preposition in the sentence:She placed the flowers on the dining table. A) On. B) Flowers. C) Table. D) Dining. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) On. 25. Choose the adverbial phrase in the following sentence:The ship sank because it ran into a storm. A) The ship sank. B) Because. C) It ran into a storm. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It ran into a storm. 26. Identify the adverbial phrase in this sentence:'He spoke softly to avoid waking the baby.' A) He spoke to avoid waking. B) To avoid waking the baby. C) Waking the baby. D) To speak softly. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To avoid waking the baby. 27. Since Wednesday, Sarah has been ill. A) Since Wednesday. B) Sarah. C) Has been ill,. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Since Wednesday. 28. Choose the adverbial phrase in the following sentence:The Fourth of July fireworks exploded with a loud bang. A) Exploded. B) Fireworks. C) With a loud bang. D) The Fourth of July. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) With a loud bang. 29. We've won the competition five years ..... A) In private. B) In a panic. C) On purpose. D) In a row. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) In a row. 30. Identify the prepositional phrase as "adjectival" or "adverbial." A) Adjectival. B) Adverbial. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Adverbial. ← 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