This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Adverbs > Adverbial Phrase – Quiz 3 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Adverbial Phrase Quiz 3 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What's the meaning of the adverbial phrase? Being a night owl, Jennifer rarely goes to bed before 1:00 a.m. A) While. B) Because. C) Both. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Because. 2. One thing happening after another A) In a row. B) In a hurry. C) In secret. D) In public. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In a row. 3. Please close the door ..... when you enter my room. A) Gently. B) Stupidly. C) Successfully. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gently. 4. Identify the clause in red ink as either independent or subordinate. As far as scientists can tell, there is no connection between these two events. A) Independent clause. B) Subordinate clause. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Independent clause. 5. They were punished in the classroom. A) Punished. B) Punished in the classroom. C) In the classroom. D) They were. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) In the classroom. 6. I lost my money and had to sleep ..... for two nights. A) Rough. B) Weekly. C) Deeply. D) Close. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rough. 7. What are some strategies to avoid making mistakes by accident? A) Implement double-checking, use checklists, minimize distractions, take breaks, and utilize error-catching tools. B) Rely solely on memory. C) Work continuously without breaks. D) Ignore feedback from others. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Implement double-checking, use checklists, minimize distractions, take breaks, and utilize error-catching tools. 8. How often do you eat out? (twice) A) Five times. B) Three times. C) Twice. D) Once. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Twice. 9. Choose the correct suffix of the next sentemce:Understanding these effects will ..... you to try even harder to do your part to protect our planet. A) Demotivate. B) Motivating. C) Motivate. D) Motivation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Motivate. 10. Provide an example of an adverbial phrase that describes where the birds flew. A) Across the desert. B) Over the mountains. C) Through the forest. D) Under the sea. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Over the mountains. 11. In which sentence is there a condition adverbial clause? A) "When he arrives, we'll start the meeting.". B) "Although it was sunny, they decided to stay indoors.". C) "Unless we start taking these rehearsals seriously, the musical is going to be a disaster.". D) "She danced gracefully as the music played.". Show Answer Correct Answer: C) "Unless we start taking these rehearsals seriously, the musical is going to be a disaster.". 12. Which sentence answers the question "When?" A) They live in Spain. B) She walks to school. C) He speaks English well. D) We will meet at 5 p.m. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) We will meet at 5 p.m. 13. Identify the adverbial phrase in:'We will meet after school.' A) We will. B) Will meet. C) After school. D) After. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) After school. 14. Identify the modifying adverbial phrase in the following sentence:'She sang beautifully at the concert last night.' A) Beautifully. B) Last night. C) At the concert. D) Beautifully at the concert last night. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Beautifully at the concert last night. 15. There are trees all along the street. A) How. B) When. C) Why. D) Where. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Where. 16. Select the best adverbial phrase to complete the sentence below:The children laughed ..... A) With great joy. B) After the movie. C) The whole day. D) In the park. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) With great joy. 17. She ran into her room.The adverbial phrase in the sentence above is ..... A) Ran. B) Room. C) Into her room. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Into her room. 18. What is the noun phrase?It was a dark and stormy night, but we were not afraid. A) It was a dark. B) And stormy. C) Stormy night,. D) Not afraid. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Stormy night,. 19. Seeing an injured person by the roadside, my friend pulled over to help. Is this sentence correct? A) Yes. I can say also:when my friend saw an injured person . B) No, no way. It is necessary the adverb. C) Yes, I think so. D) Yes, it sounds good. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes. I can say also:when my friend saw an injured person . 20. We expect our grandparents to arrive in about an hour. The adverbial phrase in the sentence above is ..... A) Our grandparents. B) To arrive. C) In about an hour. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) In about an hour. 21. My friends are ..... motivated, always pushing each other to achieve our goals. A) SOCIALLY. B) HIGHLY. C) GENERALLY. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) HIGHLY. 22. We ..... haven't decided where to go on holiday this summer. We've 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. 23. Once upon a time A) Adverbial phrase. B) Adverb. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Adverbial phrase. 24. Choose the sentence where the adverbial phrase modifies the verb: A) The cake in the oven smells delicious. B) She arrived after the meeting. C) The flowers in the garden are blooming. D) The book on the table is mine. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She arrived after the meeting. 25. Without other people knowing A) In public. B) In a panic. C) In private. D) In secret. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) In secret. 26. Adverbial phrases can modify which of the following parts of speech? A) Nouns. B) Pronouns. C) Verbs. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 27. Identify the adverb clause:While some children played catch with pine cones, others had cone throwing contests in the summer. A) While some children played catch with pine cones. B) Others had cone throwing contests. C) In the summer. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) While some children played catch with pine cones. 28. Find the sentence with the reduced clause:Because there was a long queue, we didn't want to wait. A) There being a long queue, we didn't want to wait. B) There being a short queue, we didn't want to wait. C) There being a long queue, we wanted to wait. D) There is a long queue, we didn't want to wait. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) There being a long queue, we didn't want to wait. 29. In the sentence 'He spoke softly during the meeting.', what is the adverbial phrase? A) Happily. B) Loudly. C) Softly. D) Quickly. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Softly. 30. Identify the adverbial phrase in the following sentence:'She ran quickly to catch the bus.' A) Quickly. B) Speedily. C) Rapidly. D) Swiftly. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Quickly. 31. How is the red phrase functioning? The winter coat in the closet is too small. A) Adjective. B) Adverb. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Adjective. 32. Surprisingly well A) Escapada por un pelo. B) En un rato. C) Solo un poco. D) Sorprendentemente bien. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sorprendentemente bien. 33. Which position can adverbs occupy in a sentence? A) Adverbs can only be placed at the beginning of a sentence. B) Adverbs can only be placed at the end of a sentence. C) Adverbs can occupy different positions in a sentence depending on their type and the emphasis desired. D) Adverbs can only be placed in the middle of a sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Adverbs can occupy different positions in a sentence depending on their type and the emphasis desired. 34. What type of adverbial phrase is 'with great enthusiasm'? A) Manner adverbial phrase. B) Time adverbial phrase. C) Place adverbial phrase. D) Degree adverbial phrase. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Manner adverbial phrase. 35. In the sentence "The cat under the table is sleeping, " what part of speech is "under" ? A) Noun. B) Verb. C) Adverb. D) Preposition. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Preposition. 36. 6 This dress has been especially / specially designedfor her, so no one else will have one like it. A) Especially. B) Specially. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Specially. 37. In the following sentence, consider how the brackets divide things into phrases. What is the function of the PP [with broccoli]? A) Adverbial. B) Adjectival. C) Verbal. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Adverbial. 38. How many adverbs?Suddenly, Jill barfed her chicken nuggets on the ground! A) 4. B) 3. C) 1. D) 2. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 1. 39. It was raining on the day of the picnic, so we didn't go ..... A) In the end. B) At the end. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In the end. 40. A phrase which tells you more about a verb. A) Adverbial phrase. B) Adverb. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Adverbial phrase. 41. 9 I can't believe that I've been a teacher fornearly / near 25 years now! A) Nearly. B) Near. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nearly. 42. The bus arrived ..... than usual, so we had to wait. A) Late. B) Later. C) Lately. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Later. 43. ..... , Justin Bieber is getting married! A) Ideally. B) Apparently. C) Eventually. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Apparently. 44. We go jogging every weekend.Which section is a phrase? A) Every weekend. B) Go jogging. C) We go. D) We go jogging. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Every weekend. 45. Which of these adverbs is irregular? A) Slowly. B) Carefully. C) Fast. D) Quickly. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fast. 46. You'd better hurry up with your homework ..... you won't be able to watch the new episode tonight. A) Otherwise. B) Talking of. C) Anyway. D) In other words. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Otherwise. 47. Choose the correct adverbial phrase to complete the sentence: "We will have a picnic ..... " A) In the park. B) Delicious sandwiches. C) Blue blanket. D) Sunny weather. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In the park. 48. What type of adverbial phrase is this?trembling in fear A) Place (where). B) Degree (how much). C) Frequency (how often). D) Time (when). E) In what manner (how). Show Answer Correct Answer: E) In what manner (how). 49. What is the correct form to express manner in this sentence?He spoke to her ..... A) In friend. B) Friendliness. C) In a friendly way. D) Friendly. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) In a friendly way. 50. Identify the adverbial phrase in the following sentence: "They studied in the library for three hours." A) Studied in. B) For three hours. C) In the library. D) They studied. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) For three hours. 51. We came to the meeting on time though the traffic was heavy. A) Even though the heavy traffic, we came to the meeting on time. B) Although the traffic was heavy, but we came to the meeting on time. C) Despite the traffic was heavy; we came to the meeting on time. D) In spite of the heavy traffic, we came to the meeting on time. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) In spite of the heavy traffic, we came to the meeting on time. 52. Choose the adverbial phrase in the following sentence:The clothes were put on the bed. A) The bed. B) On the bed. C) The clothes. D) Were put. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) On the bed. 53. She performed the task with great skill.The adverbial phrase in the sentence above is ..... A) Performed. B) With great skill. C) The task. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) With great skill. 54. ..... , you should wash wool by hand, as that way there is less chance it will shrink. A) Ideally. B) Gradually. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ideally. 55. The hurt woman walked with a limp. A) The hurt woman. B) Walked. C) With a limp. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) With a limp. 56. What question does this adverbial phrase answer?They studied in the library. A) When. B) Where. C) Why. D) How. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Where. 57. Identify what kind of phrases in the underlained words below!IT SOUNDS PRETTY SCARY. A) ADJECTIVE PHRASE. B) ADVERBIAL PHRASE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) ADJECTIVE PHRASE. 58. All of the excited customers were waiting in a line. A) All of. B) The excited customers. C) Were waiting. D) In a line. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) In a line. 59. My mom pays the internet monthly. She pays it ..... A) Every day. B) Every month. C) Every year. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Every month. 60. Find the adjective clause.The desk that is at the back of the room is Mrs. Walsh's desk. A) The desk is Mrs. Walsh's desk. B) That is at the back of the room. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) That is at the back of the room. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesAdverbial Phrase Quiz 1Adverbial Phrase Quiz 2Adverbial Phrase Quiz 4Adverbial Phrase Quiz 5Adverbial Phrase Quiz 6Adverbial Phrase Quiz 7Adverbial Phrase Quiz 8Adverbial Phrase Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books