This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Adverbs > Adverbial Modifiers – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Adverbial Modifiers Quiz 1 (40 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Name the tipe of Adverbial Modifier in this sentence:Mary was in a hurry so as not to be late for school. A) Degree. B) Frequency. C) Place and direction. D) Purpose. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Purpose. 2. Name the tipe of Adverbial Modifier in this sentence:The car was driving down the hill. A) Purpose. B) Place and direction. C) Manner. D) Concession. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Place and direction. 3. Identify the adverbial modifier in this sentence: "She spoke to him in a calm voice." A) To him. B) In a calm voice. C) She. D) Calm. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) In a calm voice. 4. English spelling is ..... difficult. The area was ..... for murders. A) Notorious / notoriously. B) Notoriously / notorious. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Notoriously / notorious. 5. We paid ..... for that error. My native town is very ..... to me. A) Dear / dearly. B) Dearly / dear. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dearly / dear. 6. Who on earth wants to talk to you this ..... ? What a ..... habit it is! A) Badly / bad. B) Bad / badly. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Badly / bad. 7. She could hear ..... footsteps approaching. Tim's heart was beating ..... as he stood up to make his first public speech A) Heavy / heavily. B) Heavily / heavy. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Heavy / heavily. 8. Name the tipe of Adverbial Modifier in this sentence:Jim was a little worried because his work assignment was challenging. A) Degree. B) Attendant circumstances. C) Purpose. D) Frequency. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Degree. 9. Choose the correct word order for a sentence with an adverbial modifier of place:'' ..... she goes every summer to the beach." A) When. B) Why. C) What. D) Where. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Where. 10. What was the main purpose of the invention of the printing press? A) To allow mass production of books. B) To help people travel long distances. C) To invent a new form of writing. D) To improve scientific discoveries. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To allow mass production of books. 11. How many Adverbial Modifiers does this sentence include?Sam was sitting in a library showing his son the ropes of drawing the maps. A) 0. B) 1. C) 3. D) 2. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 2. 12. They kept looking at each other ..... It gets ..... early in winter. A) Dark / darlky. B) Darkly / dark. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Darkly / dark. 13. Which of the following has the correct word order for a question? A) Where you are going?. B) You are where going?. C) Going where are you?. D) Where are you going?. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Where are you going?. 14. Which of the following sentences contains an adverbial modifier of frequency? A) I like that book. B) She always wakes up early. C) They will arrive soon. D) He was walking quickly. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She always wakes up early. 15. We can do nothing at the ..... time. We shall do something ..... A) Present / presently. B) Presently / present. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Present / presently. 16. Name the tipe of Adverbial Modifier in this sentence:Employees should maintain a good work-live balance to not to feel constant tiredness. A) Frequency. B) Purpose. C) Manner. D) Concession. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Purpose. 17. Which of the following inventions is attributed to Alexander Graham Bell? A) The light bulb. B) The airplane. C) The telephone. D) The steam engine. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The telephone. 18. Which sentence contains an adverbial modifier of manner? A) She walked slowly to the store. B) She walked to the store at 7 p.m. C) She walked to the store yesterday. D) She walked to the store after work. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She walked slowly to the store. 19. What is the correct word order for a negative sentence? A) He doesn't like pizza. B) He like not pizza. C) He doesn't likes pizza. D) He not likes pizza. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He doesn't like pizza. 20. Our life changes ..... , like night and day. We are ..... viewers of this programme. A) Regular / regularly. B) Regularly / regular. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Regularly / regular. 21. How many Adverbial Modifiers does this sentence include?The new employer thrown Andrew in at the deep end to check his quality to adapt. A) 1. B) 2. C) 3. D) 0. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1. 22. How many Adverbial Modifiers does this sentence include?Recently Alex became a designer to have a varied creative job in a in a large company. A) 2. B) 3. C) 0. D) 1. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 3. 23. Name the tipe of Adverbial Modifier in this sentence:Having a lot on one's plate might be quite challenging. A) Manner. B) Time. C) Frequency. D) Degree. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Degree. 24. "I've got the key, " said Linda ..... Today we are meeting very ..... people. A) Importantly / important. B) Important / importantly. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Importantly / important. 25. In which position is the adverbial modifier in the sentence: "He often goes to the gym in the evening" ? A) Before the main verb. B) After the subject. C) At the end of the sentence. D) Between the subject and verb. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Before the main verb. 26. He trains ..... to become a bodyguard. Before moving to Paris, Monica went on an ..... course to improve her French. A) Intensive / intensively. B) Intensively / intensive. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Intensively / intensive. 27. The man cleared his throat ..... What a ..... woman she is! A) Nervous / nervously. B) Nervously / nervous. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nervously / nervous. 28. How many Adverbial Modifiers does this sentence include?Sofi was very tired, so she decided to take a day off to put her feet up. A) 0. B) 1. C) 3. D) 2. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 2. 29. Name the tipe of Adverbial Modifier in this sentence:Molly called me this morning. A) Time. B) Place and direction. C) Degree. D) Purpose. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Time. 30. Which invention is Thomas Edison most famous for? A) The airplane. B) The electric bulb. C) The radio. D) The telephone. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The electric bulb. 31. How many Adverbial Modifiers does this sentence include?Nowadays, highly-skilled workers are in great demand in all spheres of work. A) 3. B) 2. C) 0. D) 1. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 2. 32. Who invented the first successful airplane? A) Nikola Tesla. B) Thomas Edison. C) Alexander Graham Bell. D) The Wright brothers. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The Wright brothers. 33. What invention helped change communication forever in the 20th century? A) The airplane. B) The television. C) The typewriter. D) The internet. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The internet. 34. Tom shuffled ..... off into the kitchen. I feel ..... in such circumstances. A) Miserable / miserably. B) Miserably / miserable. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Miserably / miserable. 35. Which types of A.M. does this sentence include?Dina got acquainted with a lot of new people doing her work placement in a supermarket. A) Time; manner. B) Attendant circumstances; place and direction. C) Concession; frequency. D) Place and direction. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Attendant circumstances; place and direction. 36. Rearrange the words to form a correct sentence: "going / she / always / to / work / by / bus" A) She always by bus to work going. B) She to work always going by bus. C) Always she going to work by bus. D) She is always going to work by bus. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) She is always going to work by bus. 37. Ben tried to act ..... They are perfectly ..... people. A) Normally / normal. B) Normal / normally. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Normally / normal. 38. He eyed them ..... as he passed. She looks ..... today. What's the reason? A) Angry / angrily. B) Angrily / angry. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Angrily / angry. 39. Choose the correct word order for this sentence:'' ..... she always arrives on time." A) Why. B) When. C) How. D) Where. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) How. 40. Name the tipe of Adverbial Modifier in this sentence:Jane quit because the job was too stressful. A) Purpose. B) Place and direction. C) Frequency. D) Degree. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Degree. Related QuizzesParts Of Speech QuizzesGrammar QuizzesAdverb Functions QuizAdverbs And Adverbial Phrases QuizAdverbs And Modals Of Certainty QuizAdverbs And Prepositions QuizAdverbs Modifying Adjectives And Verbs QuizAdverbs Of Certainty QuizAdverbs Of Contrast QuizAdverbs Of Degree Quiz 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books