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 (30 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 time/place. B) Adverbs of frequency. C) Adverbs of degree. D) Adverbs of manner. E) Comment adverbs. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Comment adverbs. 2. Choose the correct preposition to complete the sentence:'The cat jumped ..... the table.' A) In. B) On. C) At. D) Over. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 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) Stopped. D) Machine. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Suddenly. 7. True or False:Adverbs can modify verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs. A) Adverbs can only modify adjectives. B) True. C) Adverbs can only modify verbs. D) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 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 recovered from a major illness. C) He wrote his first book after recover from a major illness. D) He wrote his first book after recovering from a major illness. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 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) Place. B) Time. C) Manner. D) Reason/ Purpose. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Time. 14. Choose the correct suffix of the next sentemce:The stores more densely ..... the east coast, but the company is growing A) Populate. B) Unpopulated. C) Populates. D) Depopulated. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 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 completed my work slowly. B) I finished my tasks efficiently. C) I started my day with a coffee. D) I enjoyed my lunch quietly. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I finished my tasks efficiently. 17. They also drink rice wine through a long thin bamboo tube. A) Manner (how?). B) (who?). C) Frequency (how often?. D) Place (Where). 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) During the storm. B) Went out. C) The power. D) The power went out. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) During the storm. 20. Find the sentence with the reduced adverb clause: A) Being tired, she goes to bed early. B) Because she was tired, she went 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 doing military service, he became a monk. B) After did military service, he became a monk. C) After done military service, he became a monk. D) After do military service, he became a monk. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 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) The Mississippi River. B) Flows towards. C) Towards the south. D) River Flows. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 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) During you are walking alone at night in Paris streets, be careful. C) When you are walked alone at night in Paris streets, be careful. D) While you are walking alone at night in Paris streets, be careful. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) While you are walking alone at night in Paris streets, be careful. ← 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