This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Adverbs > Adverbial Phrase – Quiz 21 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Adverbial Phrase Quiz 21 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Identify what kind of phrases in the underlained words below!HE RESPONDED VERY RUDELY. A) ADJECTIVE PHRASE. B) ADVERBIAL PHRASE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) ADVERBIAL PHRASE. 2. What does it mean to do something in secret? A) To share information with everyone involved. B) To act in a way that is easily noticed by others. C) To perform an action openly in front of others. D) To carry out an action without others knowing. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To carry out an action without others knowing. 3. An ..... phrase is a prepositional phrase that modifies a verb, an adjective, or an adverb by pointing out where, why, when, in what way, or to what extent. A) Adverbial. B) Independent. C) Proverbial. D) Adjectival. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Adverbial. 4. What is modified by the red phrase? Yes, I certainly am ready for a good lunch! A) Ready. B) Certainly. C) Lunch. D) I. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ready. 5. An adverb clause can be reduced to an adverb phrase if they are not discussing the same subject. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 6. In which sentence is the adverb of frequency incorrectly placed? A) They often go to the park on weekends. B) She has already left the house. C) We visit our grandparents usually. D) He rarely eats meat. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) We visit our grandparents usually. 7. (even though)Maria and Julia went to the beach.It was cloudy. A) Maria and Julia went to the cloudy beach. B) Even though it was cloudy, Maria and Julia went to the beach. C) Maria and Julia went to the beach even though it was cloudy. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Maria and Julia went to the cloudy beach. 8. Using your Writing Coach Textbook (p. 356-358) complete the following:A ..... phrase consists of a preposition and a noun or pronoun called an object. A) Independent. B) Adverbial. C) Prepositional. D) Adjectival. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Prepositional. 9. We ..... haven't decided where to go on holiday this summer. We have been talking about it for weeks. A) Yet. B) Still. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Still. 10. Are you going to watch it A) Independent Clause. B) Subordinate Clause. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Independent Clause. 11. Which of the following sentences contains an adverbial phrase indicating time? A) "She came to Paris to find me.". B) "Tony is talking in a minute.". C) "He walks oddly.". D) "Sally lives around the corner.". Show Answer Correct Answer: B) "Tony is talking in a minute.". 12. What is the type of the adverbial phrase in the following sentence? The pilot flew the plane between two tall buildings. A) Time. B) Manner. C) Place. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Place. 13. Can you end a sentence with an adverb? A) Only in formal writing. B) It depends on the adverb. C) No, you cannot. D) Yes, you can. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Yes, you can. 14. They sang so loudly that everyone could hear them. A) Adjective Phrase. B) Adverbial Phrase. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Adverbial Phrase. 15. Provide an example of an adjectival phrase in a sentence. A) The fast, running cheetah. B) The big, red apple. C) The tall, green tree. D) She quickly, finished her homework. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The big, red apple. 16. ..... of a film, I always stay and watch the credits roll. A) In the end. B) The end. C) At the end. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) At the end. 17. Which phrase is adverbial? Satellites bounce back information from distances high above the Earth. A) From distances. B) Above the Earth. C) Both are adverbial. D) Neither are adverbial. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both are adverbial. 18. Which of the following adverbs shows frequency? A) Seldom. B) Carefully. C) Extremely. D) Tomorrow. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Seldom. 19. With a hammer is an adverb of: A) Reason/ why. B) Time/ when. C) Manner/how. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Manner/how. 20. Choose the correct Adverbial Phrase for the given sentenceThe gun went off with a loud noise A) Went off. B) With a loud noise. C) Gun went off with a loud noise. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) With a loud noise. 21. My bedroom was very cold ..... I forgot to close the window. A) Because. B) But. C) And. D) So. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Because. 22. She is extremely tired after the long flight. A) Adjective Phrase. B) Adverb Phrase. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Adjective Phrase. 23. In which sentence is the adverbial phrase in the correct position? A) Before work, I quickly went to the market. B) I went to the market before work quickly. C) Quickly, I went before work to the market. D) I quickly went before work to the market. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Before work, I quickly went to the market. 24. What distinguishes an adverbial clause from an adverbial phrase? A) An adverbial clause has a subject and a verb, while an adverbial phrase does not. B) An adverbial phrase can only be at the end of a sentence. C) An adverbial clause cannot modify verbs. D) An adverbial phrase is always longer than an adverbial clause. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) An adverbial clause has a subject and a verb, while an adverbial phrase does not. 25. Choose the best adverbial phrase to complete the following sentence ..... , the student answered the question. A) As fast as a shooting star. B) However. C) Although. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) As fast as a shooting star. 26. Identify the adverb of time:There are computer lessons on Wednesday. A) Are. B) Wednesday. C) Lessons. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Wednesday. 27. How is the red phrase functioning? The fullback charged into Stephenville's huge line. A) Adjective. B) Adverb. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Adverb. 28. Which part of the sentence is an adverbial phrase? "They danced under the stars." A) Under the stars. B) The stars. C) Danced. D) They danced. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Under the stars. 29. The angry woman left at once A) The angry woman. B) Left. C) At once. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) At once. 30. What is the adverbial phrase?She lives in a palatial home. A) Home. B) In a palatial home. C) She lives. D) Lives in. 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