This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Adverbs > Adverbial Phrase – Quiz 9 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Adverbial Phrase Quiz 9 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. I go to the cinema once a month. I ..... go to the cinema. A) Always. B) Usually. C) Sometimes. D) Rarely. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Rarely. 2. I'm going to visit my family ..... A) Tomorrow tomorrow. B) The day after tomorrow. C) Next next day. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The day after tomorrow. 3. What is the adverbial phrase in the sentence:'In the morning, the birds sing loudly.'? A) At night. B) In the sky. C) In the morning. D) During the day. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) In the morning. 4. Give an example of an adverbial phrase in a sentence. A) She ran quickly to catch the bus. B) She walked slowly to the park. C) He sang loudly in the concert. D) They ate pizza for dinner. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She ran quickly to catch the bus. 5. Martha is really busy, so we ..... see her these days. A) Hard. B) Hardly. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hardly. 6. I saw him yesterday. A) Right. B) Wrong. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Right. 7. Find the sentence with the same meaning:After we ate dinner, we went out for a walk. A) After eat dinner, we went out for a walk. B) After eating breakfast, we went out for a walk. C) Before eating dinner, we went out for a walk. D) After eating dinner, we went out for a walk. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) After eating dinner, we went out for a walk. 8. How have Oscar's grandparents influenced his life? A) They taught him how to appreciate art and become a better designer. B) They have always thought he was talented and encouraged him to become more skilled. C) They thought he was gifted and didn't need to go to art school to become a great artist. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They have always thought he was talented and encouraged him to become more skilled. 9. We've been driving for hours, so we must be ..... near. A) Pretty. B) Daily. C) For free. D) Lately. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pretty. 10. Which of the following is NOT an adverbial phrase? A) A beautiful dress. B) In a hurry. C) With a smile. D) At home. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A beautiful dress. 11. If you do something ..... that you didn't want to do, you do it ..... A) In a row. B) In public. C) In a hurry. D) By accident. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) By accident. 12. Have you found a job ..... A) Still?. B) Yet?. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Yet?. 13. Choose the correct adverbial phrase to complete the sentence:'They will arrive ..... ' a) on time b) quickly c) both A) Late. B) Both. C) Slowly. D) Never. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Both. 14. What is the function of the prepositional phrase in the sentence:'The children played in the park.' A) Verb. B) Adjectival. C) Noun. D) Adverbial. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Adverbial. 15. What is the best prepositional phrase to complete the following sentence? Ramona delivered an excellent informative presentation ..... A) Across the lake. B) From the tree. C) Off the chair. D) On Arabian cooking. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) On Arabian cooking. 16. Find the sentence with the reduced adverb clause:Because she hadn't studied well, she failed in the exam yesterday. A) Having studied well, she failed in the exam yesterday. B) Having study well, she failed in the exam yesterday. C) Not having studying well, she failed in the exam yesterday. D) Not having studied well, she failed in the exam yesterday. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Not having studied well, she failed in the exam yesterday. 17. Identify the correct phrase to complete the sentence:She completed the task ..... A) Quick. B) In quick. C) In a quick way. D) Quickly. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Quickly. 18. What is the function of an adverb in a sentence? A) To connect clauses. B) To describe a noun. C) To modify a verb. D) To replace a noun. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To modify a verb. 19. Her boyfriend will probably buy her some chocolates. A) Right. B) Wrong. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Right. 20. Find the sentence with the same meaning:While May ..... at the grocery store, she ran into one of her teachers. A) Ship. B) Shopping. C) Shop. D) Was shopping. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Was shopping. 21. Identify the adjective clause:I can't believe James swallowed the gum, which he found on the floor. A) I can't believe. B) Which he had found on the floor. C) On the floor. D) James swallowed the gum. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Which he had found on the floor. 22. What is the adverbial phrase in the following sentence? Submarines can travel on the surface of the water? A) On the surface. B) Of the water. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) On the surface. 23. What are the different types of adverbs? A) Manner, place, time, frequency, degree, and interrogative. B) Verb, noun, adjective, pronoun. C) Subject, object, predicate, clause. D) Past, present, future, conditional. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Manner, place, time, frequency, degree, and interrogative. 24. It is a pity you couldn't come to the concert with us. You would have ..... enjoyed it. A) Certainly. B) Eventually. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Certainly. 25. Which adverb of frequency is used to express something that happens every day? A) Weekly. B) Daily. C) Monthly. D) Hourly. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Daily. 26. What is the purpose of using adverbial phrases in writing? A) Adverbial phrases are unnecessary in writing. B) Adverbial phrases add clarity and depth to sentences. C) Adverbial phrases are used to confuse readers. D) Adverbial phrases are only used in formal writing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Adverbial phrases add clarity and depth to sentences. 27. Identify the adverb phrase in this sentence"She performed the task with great skill" A) Great skill. B) She performed the task. C) With great skill. D) The task with. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) With great skill. 28. 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 when he spoke. C) To describe how he spoke. D) To describe where he spoke. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To describe how he spoke. 29. 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. 30. Identify the adverbial phrase in the sentence:'The cat slept peacefully on the windowsill.' A) Peacefully in the garden. B) Quickly on the roof. C) Happily under the table. D) Peacefully on the windowsill. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Peacefully on the windowsill. 31. How do adverbial phrases contribute to sentence structure? A) Adverbial phrases modify nouns in a sentence. B) Adverbial phrases are always placed at the end of a sentence. C) Adverbial phrases provide additional information about the action or state described in the sentence. D) Adverbial phrases change the tense of a sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Adverbial phrases provide additional information about the action or state described in the sentence. 32. Identify the adverb phrase in this sentence"She ran into her room" A) She ran. B) Ran into her. C) Into her room. D) Her room. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Into her room. 33. What is the adverb in the sentence?Jackie went home early. A) Went. B) Home. C) Early. D) Jackie. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Early. 34. 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. 35. Where in the sentence would you find an adverb? A) At the beginning. B) At the end. C) Any of these places. D) In the middle. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Any of these places. 36. 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. 37. 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. 38. 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. 39. Find the adverbial phrase in:'They will arrive after dinner.' A) After dinner. B) Before dinner. C) After breakfast. D) During lunch. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) After dinner. 40. I'm really sorry. I broke your camera ..... I'll pay to have it repaired. A) In a row. B) On purpose. C) In a panic. D) By accident. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) By accident. 41. Match the adverbial phrase to its function: "On the weekend" A) When. B) Why. C) Where. D) How. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) When. 42. The dog was barking, because the cat was in the tree. A) Why. B) How. C) Where. D) When. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Why. 43. Find the sentence with the same meaning:While I was driving to work, I got stuck in traffic. A) While driving to worked, I got stuck in traffic. B) While drived to work, I got stuck in traffic. C) While driving to work, I got stuck in traffic. D) While driving to work, I got stuck in a cage. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) While driving to work, I got stuck in traffic. 44. Choose the best adverbial phrase to complete the following sentence ..... , the team celebrated their victory. A) With great joy. B) In the locker room. C) On the field. D) After the match. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) After the match. 45. 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. 46. 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. 47. 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) Concentrating on writing her new novel, Gail lost . B) Having concentrated 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: A) Concentrating on writing her new novel, Gail lost . 48. 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. 49. What is the adverbial phrase in:'She completed her homework after dinner.'? A) During lunch. B) After school. C) Before dinner. D) After dinner. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) After dinner. 50. Identify the preposition and the object of the preposition in the sentence:She placed the flowers on the dining table. A) Table. B) Dining. C) On. D) Flowers. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) On. 51. 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. 52. 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) To speak softly. D) Waking the baby. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To avoid waking the baby. 53. 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. 54. Choose the adverbial phrase in the following sentence:The Fourth of July fireworks exploded with a loud bang. A) Fireworks. B) With a loud bang. C) Exploded. D) The Fourth of July. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) With a loud bang. 55. We've won the competition five years ..... A) In private. B) In a row. C) In a panic. D) On purpose. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) In a row. 56. 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. 57. Choose an adverbial phrase which fits into this sentence:Jamelia completed her difficult homework ..... A) Within seconds. B) In the dark forest. C) At the kitchen table. D) Under her bed. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) At the kitchen table. 58. We have football practice ..... a week. On Tuesdays and Fridays. A) Once. B) Every. C) Three times. D) Twice. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Twice. 59. Which one of these words in the following sentence is the object of the preposition? A) Into. B) Barn. C) And. D) Hay and water. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Barn. 60. Locate the adverbial phrase in this sentence:'She danced gracefully at the party.' A) Gracefully at the party. B) She danced at the party. C) Danced gracefully. D) At the party. 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