This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Adverbs > Adverbial Phrase – Quiz 24 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Adverbial Phrase Quiz 24 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Can anyone count the stars in the Milky Way?The prepositional phrase in the above sentence is: A) The stars. B) Can anyone count. C) In the Milky Way. D) Milky Way. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) In the Milky Way. 2. What is the function of adverbial phrases or adverbial clauses that explain how something happens? A) Time. B) Purpose. C) Place. D) Manner. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Manner. 3. 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. 4. 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. 5. 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. 6. 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. 7. 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 take exam, I reviewed my notes. C) Before taked exam, I reviewed my notes. D) Before taking the exam, I reviewed my notes. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Before taking the exam, I reviewed my notes. 8. Label the adverbial phrase in this sentence as "when", "where", "how", or "why": "We will meet at noon." A) Where. B) When. C) How. D) Why. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) When. 9. Where can adverbial phrases and adverbial clauses be positioned in a sentence? A) Only in the middle. B) Only at the end. C) Beginning, middle, or end. D) Only at the beginning. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Beginning, middle, or end. 10. Identify the Adverbial PhraseChoose the adverbial phrase in the following sentences:She spoke in a whisper. A) In. B) In a whisper. C) Spoke. D) She spoke. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) In a whisper. 11. Which of the following sentences contains an adverbial prepositional phrase? A) The book on the shelf is dusty. B) She arrived after the meeting. C) The flowers in the garden are blooming. D) The cat under the table is sleeping. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She arrived after the meeting. 12. En cualquier momento A) Almost never. B) In total silence. C) Very carefully. D) Any time. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Any time. 13. 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. 14. 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. 15. Choose the adverbial phrase that answers "where" in the sentence: "The children played outside in the garden." A) Played outside. B) The children played. C) In the garden. D) Outside. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) In the garden. 16. 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. 17. 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. 18. You shouldn't have behaved that way ..... Everyone was staring. A) In a row. B) In secret. C) In public. D) In private. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) In public. 19. It's incredibly foggy. I can ..... see anything. A) Hard. B) Hardly. C) Nearly. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hardly. 20. 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. 21. 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. 22. What type of adverbial phrase is this?in thirty minutes A) Frequency (how often). B) Place (where). C) In what manner (how). D) Degree (how much). E) Time (when). Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Time (when). 23. Identify the type of phrase.I may see the horses after the storm. A) Adverbial phrase. B) Prepositional phrase. C) Noun phrase. D) Adjective phrase. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Adverbial phrase. 24. (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. 25. Mark was listening to music after his sister was reading a book. A) 2. B) 3. C) 1. D) 4. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 2. 26. 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. 27. Write a sentence using the adverbial phrase 'with great enthusiasm'. A) He completed the task with great enthusiasm. B) She presented her project with great enthusiasm. C) They watched the movie with great enthusiasm. D) I read the book with great enthusiasm. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She presented her project with great enthusiasm. 28. (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. 29. In the sentence "He walks with a limp, " what role does the phrase "with a limp" serve? A) It functions as an adverbial phrase modifying "walks.". B) It is a noun phrase. C) It serves as the subject of the sentence. D) It is an adjective describing "he.". Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It functions as an adverbial phrase modifying "walks.". 30. I didn't want to drink coca but ..... they persuaded me. A) Yet. B) In the end. C) Late. D) At the end. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) In the end. ← 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