This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Adverbs > Adverbial Phrase – Quiz 28 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Adverbial Phrase Quiz 28 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Find the adverb:I pressed the button twice. A) Twice. B) Pressed. C) Button. D) I. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Twice. 2. Choose the sentence with an adverbial phrase of place. A) He shouted with anger. B) She walked to the park. C) They will meet tomorrow. D) He drives very fast. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She walked to the park. 3. Your little brother plays well for a third grader. In this sentence "well" modifies the verb "plays" so it is an adverb. So what is the phrase that modifies the adverb "well, " and answers the question "how?" A) Your little brother. B) For a third grader. C) Plays well. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) For a third grader. 4. The desert stretched towards the north.The adverbial phrase in the sentence above is ..... A) The desert. B) Stretched. C) Towards the north. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Towards the north. 5. Which of these words in the following sentence are considered as a prepositional phrase?The birthday gift from his parents surprised John. A) From his. B) Surprised John. C) The birthday gift. D) From his parents. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) From his parents. 6. ..... , Adele is getting married! A) Ideally. B) Apparently. C) Eventually. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Apparently. 7. 3 I stayed up late / lately last night, so I'm really tiredtoday. A) Late. B) Lately. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Late. 8. Adjective or Adverb? Anne was upset about her long homework assignment. A) Adjective. B) Adverb. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Adverb. 9. Which of the following is an example of a manner adverbial phrase? A) Near the school. B) With excitement. C) At night. D) Once a month. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) With excitement. 10. Identify the degree adverbial phrase in this sentence:She is incredibly fast at running. A) At running. B) Incredibly fast. C) She is. D) At school. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Incredibly fast. 11. Identify the prepositional phrase in the following sentence:'The cat jumped over the fence.' A) The cat. B) Jumped over. C) Over the fence. D) The fence. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Over the fence. 12. Which of the following sentences contains an adverb of degree? A) She sings beautifully. B) The exam was extremely difficult. C) He walked slowly. D) I often go to the gym. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The exam was extremely difficult. 13. What are adverbials A) They are words or phrases that are used as an adverb to modify a verb or clause. B) Are two or more words that tell us more about a verb or an adjective. C) Are usually one word (like quickly or excitedly),. D) Focus on modifying verbs and actions within a sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They are words or phrases that are used as an adverb to modify a verb or clause. 14. There is a special celebration for Japanese girls on March 3rd every year. A) (who?). B) Manner (how?). C) Frequency (how often?. D) Place (Where). Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Frequency (how often?. 15. How is the red phrase functioning? An investigator uncovered a file of important papers. A) Adjective. B) Adverb. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Adjective. 16. How often do you meet with your friends? (every two weeks) A) Every three months. B) Every week. C) Every two weeks. D) Once a month. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Every two weeks. 17. Identify the object of the preposition:Birds start singing at daybreak. A) Birds. B) Singing. C) At. D) Daybreak. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Daybreak. 18. Although we only have four days of school next week A) Independent Clause. B) Subordinate Clause. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Subordinate Clause. 19. I thought my boss was retiring next year, but ..... she wants to carry on working until she's 70! A) Apparently. B) Obviously. C) Basically. D) Certainly. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Apparently. 20. What is the adverbial phrase in the following sentence?Out in the garden, the children played. A) Out in the garden. B) The children played. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Out in the garden. 21. Identify what kind of phrases in the underlained words below!THE SUPERMARKET IS NOT TOO FAR FROM HERE. A) ADVERBIAL PHRASE. B) ADJECTIVE PHRASE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) ADJECTIVE PHRASE. 22. Identify the adverbial phrase in:'He studied hard for the exam.' A) He studied for the exam. B) For the exam hard. C) Studied hard. D) For the exam. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) For the exam. 23. Find the sentence with the same meaning:While I was walking down the beach, I saw a dolphin stranded. A) While walking down the beach, I saw a dolphin stranded. B) While walking down the beach, I saw a dear stranded. C) While walking up the beach, I saw a dolphin stranded. D) While walked down the beach, I saw a dolphin stranded. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) While walking down the beach, I saw a dolphin stranded. 24. Find the adverbial phrase in:'They will arrive at noon tomorrow.' A) At noon. B) Tomorrow. C) They will arrive. D) At noon tomorrow. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) At noon tomorrow. 25. What is the function of the adverbial phrase in the sentence:'She danced with grace'? A) Describes when she danced. B) Describes where she danced. C) Describes how she danced. D) Describes why she danced. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Describes how she danced. 26. In the sentence "At six o'clock, we will serve dinner, " what is the purpose of the comma? A) To separate two independent clauses. B) To indicate a pause before the adverbial phrase. C) To indicate the end of the sentence. D) To show that "we" is the subject. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To indicate a pause before the adverbial phrase. 27. My father worked very ..... all his life A) Hard. B) Hardly. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hard. 28. If you do something, feeling stressed and without thinking properly, you do it ..... A) On purpose. B) In a panic. C) By accident. D) In a hurry. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) In a hurry. 29. Tina updates her Facebook page ..... A) Lately. B) Pretty. C) Daily. D) Flat. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Daily. 30. ..... , I'll pass my driving test before my eighteenth birthday. A) Hopefully. B) Unfortunately. C) Gradually. D) None of the above. 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