This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Adverbs > Adverbial Phrase – Quiz 5 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Adverbial Phrase Quiz 5 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. They usually go at the beginning of a sentence or clause. They are the speaker's opinion. A) Adverbs of manner. B) Adverbs of degree. C) Comment adverbs. D) Adverbs of time/place. E) Adverbs of frequency. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Comment adverbs. 2. Choose the correct preposition to complete the sentence:'The cat jumped ..... the table.' A) Over. B) On. C) At. D) In. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Over. 3. Classify the phrase in bold:She ran with great speed. A) Adjectival. B) Adverbial. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Adverbial. 4. After looking for his mobile all morning, my son ..... found it under the sofa! A) Obviously. B) Basically. C) Eventually. D) In fact. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Eventually. 5. Choose the best adverbial phrase to complete the following sentence ..... , we must finish our project. A) Before the holidays. B) Next door. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Before the holidays. 6. Find the adverb:The machine stopped suddenly. A) Stop. B) Suddenly. C) Machine. D) Stopped. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Suddenly. 7. True or False:Adverbs can modify verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs. A) False. B) Adverbs can only modify adjectives. C) True. D) Adverbs can only modify verbs. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) True. 8. I hate it when people arrive ..... for meetings. A) Lately. B) Late. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Late. 9. What type of prepositional phrase is it? A) Adjectival. B) Adverbial. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Adverbial. 10. Find the sentence with the reduced adverb clause:He wrote his first book after he recovered from a major illness. A) He wrote his first book before recovering from a major illness. B) He wrote his first book after recovering from a major illness. C) He wrote his first book after recover from a major illness. D) He wrote his first book after recovered from a major illness. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He wrote his first book after recovering from a major illness. 11. Find the subject:John looked out of the window to check the sky. A) John. B) John looked. C) John looked out. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) John. 12. Majid travels ..... a year to visit his family. A) Every. B) All the time. C) Twice. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Twice. 13. Right after I left John called me to go back. A) Time. B) Place. C) Reason/ Purpose. D) Manner. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Time. 14. Choose the correct suffix of the next sentemce:The stores more densely ..... the east coast, but the company is growing A) Unpopulated. B) Populate. C) Depopulated. D) Populates. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Populate. 15. Identify what kind of phrases in the underlained words below!THIS FOOD TASTES AWFULLY BAD. A) ADVERBIAL PHRASE. B) ADJECTIVE PHRASE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) ADJECTIVE PHRASE. 16. Use an adverbial phrase in a sentence about your day. A) I finished my tasks efficiently. B) I started my day with a coffee. C) I completed my work slowly. D) I enjoyed my lunch quietly. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I finished my tasks efficiently. 17. They also drink rice wine through a long thin bamboo tube. A) Manner (how?). B) Place (Where). C) Frequency (how often?. D) (who?). Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Manner (how?). 18. Which one is the sentence that has an Adverbial Phrases that tells us 'how long'? A) Because of the rain, we cancel all of our holiday plans. B) They completed their assignment as soon as posssible. C) She will arrive before 9 pm. D) He has been in toilet for 30 minutes. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He has been in toilet for 30 minutes. 19. Identify the adverbial phrase in the sentence:'During the storm, the power went out.' A) The power. B) During the storm. C) The power went out. D) Went out. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) During the storm. 20. Find the sentence with the reduced adverb clause: A) Because she was tired, she went to bed early. B) Being tired, she goes to bed early. C) Because tired, she went to bed early. D) Being tired, she went to bed early. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Being tired, she went to bed early. 21. The types of adverbial phrases seen in class where ..... A) Time, place, function, manner. B) Time, place, manner, reason, purpose and manner. C) Time, place, reason, and frequency. D) Time, place, manner, subject, and verb. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Time, place, manner, reason, purpose and manner. 22. What type of adverbial phrase is this?lying in bed A) Time (when). B) Place (where). C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Place (where). 23. According to Oscar, how did his parents react to his career choice? A) They tried to prevent him from going on that career path. B) They were not sure whether it would work well for him. C) They encouraged him to do what he wanted. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They were not sure whether it would work well for him. 24. I can't believe that I've been a teacher for ..... 25 years now. A) Nearly. B) Near. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nearly. 25. This suit was ..... designed for him, so no one will have one like it. A) Especially. B) Specially. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Specially. 26. Which of the following is an adverbial phrase? a) quickly b) in the morning c) very A) Quickly and quietly. B) In the morning. C) In the park. D) Slowly. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) In the morning. 27. Classify the phrase in bold:She spoke in a loud voice. A) Adjectival. B) Adverbial. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Adverbial. 28. Find the sentence with the reduced adverb clause:After he did military service, he became a monk. A) After do military service, he became a monk. B) After doing military service, he became a monk. C) After did military service, he became a monk. D) After done military service, he became a monk. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) After doing military service, he became a monk. 29. Identify the prepositional phrase in the following sentence. "The Mississippi River flows towards the south." A) Flows towards. B) Towards the south. C) The Mississippi River. D) River Flows. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Towards the south. 30. Find the sentence with the same meaning:When you are walking alone at night in Paris streets, be careful. A) While you is walking alone at night in Paris streets, be careful. B) While you are walking alone at night in Paris streets, be careful. C) During you are walking alone at night in Paris streets, be careful. D) When you are walked alone at night in Paris streets, be careful. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) While you are walking alone at night in Paris streets, be careful. 31. Select the best adverbial phrase to complete the sentence below:Angela drove really fast ..... A) Near the pool. B) As soon as possible. C) Along the highway. D) Into the night. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Along the highway. 32. Identify the Adverbial PhraseChoose the adverbial phrase in the following sentences:We will meet at the park. A) At the park. B) The park. C) We will. D) Meet. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) At the park. 33. Combine these sentences using an adverbial phrase:'He ran fast. He wanted to catch the bus.' A) He ran fast because he was late. B) He ran fast in order to catch the bus. C) He jogged leisurely to the bus stop. D) He walked slowly to catch the bus. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He ran fast in order to catch the bus. 34. We often form adverbial phrases with:with/without + ..... A) Adjective. B) Verb. C) Noun. D) Adverb. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Noun. 35. Which part of the sentence is an adjective phrase? "The flowers in the garden are blooming." A) The garden. B) In the garden. C) Are blooming. D) The flowers. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) In the garden. 36. Which adverbial phrase answers where? In an hour, we will go to the store. A) We will go. B) To the store. C) In an hour. D) We will. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To the store. 37. Find the sentence with the reduced clause:Because Katy is wearing so little, Elmo seems to be embarrassed by her dress. A) Wearing so little, Katy seems to embarrass Elmo with her skimpy dress. B) This is not the correct answer. C) Wear so little, Katy seems to embarrass Elmo with her skimpy dress. D) Wearing so little, Elmo seems to embarrass Katy with her skimpy dress. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Wearing so little, Katy seems to embarrass Elmo with her skimpy dress. 38. Choose the adverbial phrase that shows manner. A) Behind the door. B) Before the meeting. C) On the table. D) With great care. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) With great care. 39. What is a relative clause? A) A relative clause is a type of dance popular in the 1920s. B) A relative clause is a type of subordinate clause that modifies a noun or pronoun in the main clause. C) A relative clause is a type of car engine found in sports cars. D) A relative clause is a type of dessert served at family gatherings. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A relative clause is a type of subordinate clause that modifies a noun or pronoun in the main clause. 40. Identify the prepositional phrase in the following sentence:The bird flew into the window, but was okay. A) The bird flew. B) Into the window. C) Into the window but was okay. D) Flew into the window. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Into the window. 41. I'm not going to Sam's party. He's your friend, not mine; I ..... know him. A) Hard. B) Hardly. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hardly. 42. She ..... her mobile phone. A) Almost always leaves. B) Always almost leaves. C) Leaves always. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Almost always leaves. 43. Find the adjectival phrase:Mimi just read a book about Winston Churchill. A) About Winston Churchhill. B) Just read. C) Mimi just. D) Mimi. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) About Winston Churchhill. 44. Choose the sentence with the correct position of the adverb . A) Andrea was amazingly talented. B) Andrea was talented amazingly. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Andrea was amazingly talented. 45. Which sentence contains an adverbial phrase that tells "where" ? A) He finished his homework before dinner. B) She danced gracefully. C) The cat slept under the table. D) They left because it was late. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The cat slept under the table. 46. How many adverbs?I sat stupidly on the ground while my friends pointed crazily and laughed. A) 4. B) 3. C) 1. D) 2. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 2. 47. She wrote the letter as neatly as possible. A) As neatly as possible. B) Wrote. C) Wrote the letter. D) She wrote. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) As neatly as possible. 48. Tell if the prepositional phrase in the following sentence is an adjective or adverb phrase. "People in Brazil originally brought them to the Western Hemisphere." A) Adjectival prepositional phrase. B) Adverbial prepositional phrase. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Adjectival prepositional phrase. 49. ..... we don't know the answer, we should ask the teacher for help. A) While. B) If. C) Since. D) Although. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Since. 50. Where should the comma go?During the afternoon Gemma looked after her little sister. A) Sister,. B) During,. C) Afternoon,. D) After,. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Afternoon,. 51. What is modified by the red phrase? I just lost my list of favorite music. A) List. B) I. C) Lost. D) Just. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) List. 52. Find the sentence with the reduced clause:Wendy is walking with crutches because she broke her leg skiing last weekend. A) Having broken her leg skiing last weekend, Wendy is walking with crutches. B) Having broke her leg skiing last weekend, Wendy is walking with crutches. C) Having broken her hand skiing last weekend, Wendy is walking with crutches. D) Having broked her leg skiing last weekend, Wendy is walking with crutches. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Having broken her leg skiing last weekend, Wendy is walking with crutches. 53. Where are adverbs of frequency usually placed in a sentence? A) After the main verb. B) In the middle of the sentence. C) Before the main verb. D) At the beginning of the sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Before the main verb. 54. I work from Monday to Sunday. I work ..... A) Once a month. B) Every day. C) Four times a week. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Every day. 55. Can we make this sentence shorter?:after the boy fell into the river, his friend dived into the water to rescue him. A) Yes, we can. felling the boy into the river, his friend . B) No, we cannot. we need to have the same subject. C) Both are ok. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No, we cannot. we need to have the same subject. 56. Identify the clause in red ink as either independent or subordinate. We all enjoyed the dinner that Dad cooked for us. A) Independent clause. B) Subordinate clause. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Subordinate clause. 57. In the sentence 'He sings beautifully in the choir.', what is the adverbial phrase? A) Beautifully in the choir. B) In the choir. C) He sings. D) Sings beautifully. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Beautifully in the choir. 58. In the sentence "Before dinner, we like to play games, " what part of speech is "Before" ? A) Preposition. B) Verb. C) Adverb. D) Noun. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Preposition. 59. Have you ..... been camping in the mountains? A) Even. B) Ever. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ever. 60. Use an adverbial phrase to describe how you completed your homework. A) I completed my homework silently. B) I completed my homework carelessly. C) I completed my homework quickly. D) I completed my homework diligently. 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