This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Adverbs > Adverbial Phrase – Quiz 39 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Adverbial Phrase Quiz 39 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Being tall for his age, we thought Charles was older than he was. A) Correct Adverbial Phrase. B) Incorrect Adverbial Phrase. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Incorrect Adverbial Phrase. 2. An adverb gives more information about ..... A) The noun. B) The adjective. C) The verb. D) The preposition. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The verb. 3. Identify the prepositional phrase as "adjectival" or "adverbial."The two baby girls were snug under the soft, warm, pink blanket. A) Adjectival. B) Adverbial. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Adverbial. 4. What is the adverbial phrase in:'She arrived late to the party.'? A) Arrived at the party. B) Late to the event. C) She arrived late. D) Late to the party. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Late to the party. 5. Identify the clause in green ink as either an independent or subordinate clause.Although Kate is a writer, she works nights at a restaurant. A) Independent clause. B) Subordinate clause. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Independent clause. 6. It was hard to get up early but ..... I got used to it. Now I even like it. A) Basically. B) Obviously. C) Gradually. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Gradually. 7. ..... CEO of a marketing company, Peter McKay worked as a sales representative. A) Before becoming. B) Became. C) Becoming. D) Because becoming. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Before becoming. 8. Which one of these words in the following sentence is a preposition?According to police, Miller was arrested immediately after he committed the crime. A) According to. B) After. C) The. D) Was. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) According to. 9. Tidy your tables since it is almost home-time. A) Where. B) Why. C) When. D) How. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Why. 10. If you do something, that other people can't hear or see, you do it ..... A) In private. B) In secret. C) In public. D) On purpose. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In private. 11. I had the meeting in the school's library, it was very boring. A) Place. B) Time. C) Manner. D) Reason/ Purpose. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Place. 12. Can adverbial phrases be used to modify adjectives? A) Yes, adverbial phrases can only modify adjectives. B) No, adverbial phrases cannot modify adjectives. C) Adverbial phrases can only modify verbs. D) Adverbial phrases are not part of grammar rules. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No, adverbial phrases cannot modify adjectives. 13. Identify adverbial clause. Although we didn't have time to finish the slideshow, we still got an A on our presentation. A) Reason. B) Concession. C) Condition. D) Place. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Concession. 14. What is the purpose of adverbial phrases? A) It makes sentences look lengthy. B) It gives information about the verb. C) It tells the temperature of something. D) It makes sentences look short. E) It's the same thing as a noun. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It gives information about the verb. 15. Select the correct option:The grandmother says it will rain all night. A) Says it will rain. B) All night. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) All night. 16. She woke up at 6:00 a.m. Answers the question: A) When. B) Where. C) How. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) When. 17. We will have a test to help us practice spelling. A) Where. B) Why. C) When. D) How. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Why. 18. ..... the theater, we stopped at a coffee shop for a late night snack. A) After leaving. B) Leaving. C) Being left. D) Having leaving. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) After leaving. 19. Bilal failed his test, but he decided to retake on Tuesday. A) Adjective phrase. B) Adverb phrase. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Adverb phrase. 20. In the example: "between the chair" what is chair? A) Direct object. B) Object of the preposition. C) Indirect object. D) Action verb. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Object of the preposition. 21. Thomas was really hungry this morning, ..... he didn't eat breakfast. A) So. B) And. C) But. D) Or. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) But. 22. (now that)Robert can take his normal route to work again.The overpass has been repaired. A) Now that the overpass has been repaired, Robert can take his normal route to work again. B) Robert can take his normal route to work on the overpass. C) Robert can take his normal route to work again now that the overpass has been repaired. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Robert can take his normal route to work on the overpass. 23. Although it was raining, we went outside. Which type of adverbial clause is this? A) Time. B) Reason. C) Contrast. D) Condition. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Contrast. 24. Which adverbial phrase tells us WHERE something happened? A) The next day. B) On the table. C) Slowly. D) In the morning. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) On the table. 25. We will eat dinner at 8 o'clock tonight. A) Where. B) Why. C) When. D) How. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) When. 26. I saw Mount Rainier, the tallest mountain in the Northwest, driving down the interstate highway. A) Correct Adverbial Phrase. B) Incorrect Adverbial Phrase. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Incorrect Adverbial Phrase. 27. Identify what kind of phrases in the underlained words below!AGIS NEEDS TO RIDE HER BIKE MUCH MORE CAREFULLY. A) ADJECTIVE PHRASE. B) ADVERBIAL PHRASE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) ADVERBIAL PHRASE. 28. Con bastante facilidad A) Very quickly. B) As soon as possible. C) Right there. D) Quite easily. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Quite easily. 29. Select the correct option:Shayla and Coral were reading their books in the car. A) In the car. B) Were reading their books. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In the car. 30. Which one is the sentence that has an Adverbial Phrases that tells us 'when'? A) We watch movies every weekend. B) For many times, she helps her friends. C) We passed that exam because of our hard work. D) He focuses on his study at this moment. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He focuses on his study at this moment. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesAdverbial Phrase Quiz 1Adverbial Phrase Quiz 2Adverbial Phrase Quiz 3Adverbial Phrase Quiz 4Adverbial Phrase Quiz 5Adverbial Phrase Quiz 6Adverbial Phrase Quiz 7Adverbial Phrase Quiz 8Adverbial Phrase Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books