This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Adverbs > Adverbial Phrase – Quiz 3 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Adverbial Phrase Quiz 3 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What kind of phrase is it?The heavy snow stopped in the late morning. A) Adjectival. B) Adverbial. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Adverbial. 2. Find the sentence with the same meaning:Since Ellen returned to school, she has been very busy. A) Since returning to school, Ellen has been very busy. B) Since returned to school, Ellen has been very busy. C) Since returning to skool, Ellen has been very busy. D) Since returning to school, Eileen has been very busy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Since returning to school, Ellen has been very busy. 3. Which sentence uses an adverbial phrase to describe "where" something happened? A) She finished her work before lunch. B) He spoke with confidence. C) The students gathered in the hall. D) They left because of the storm. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The students gathered in the hall. 4. How is the red phrase functioning? The sound of rain on the roof is very loud. A) Adjective. B) Adverb. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Adjective. 5. Select the best adverbial phrase to complete the sentence below:The radio was too loud because ..... A) Everyone else was quiet. B) The phone dropped. C) Sally turned up the volume. D) Dogs were barking. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sally turned up the volume. 6. They've employed me as a kind of trouble-shooter ..... somebody who sorts out problems whenever they occur. A) As far as. B) Talking of. C) In any case. D) In other words. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) In other words. 7. Read the sentence carefully and choose the correct answer.Sentence:The children played happily in the park.What is the adverbial phrase? A) The children played. B) Happily in the park. C) In the park. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) In the park. 8. Use an adverbial phrase to describe how the dog barked. A) Softly. B) Quickly. C) Loudly. D) Angrily. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Loudly. 9. Excuse me, is there a hair salon ..... here? A) Nearly. B) Near. C) Lately. D) Still. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Near. 10. An adjective phrase modifies a A) Adjective. B) Adverb. C) Noun or pronoun. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Noun or pronoun. 11. I've ..... finished my book. I'm on the last chapter. A) Nearly. B) Near. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nearly. 12. Find the sentence with the reduced adverb clause:He feeds the cats before he goes to work. A) He feeds the cats before go to work. B) He feeds the cats before going to work. C) He feeds the cats before went to work. D) He feeds the cats after going to work. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He feeds the cats before going to work. 13. Find the adjective clause.The computer that has a broken screen is out of order today. A) That has a broken screen. B) The computer is out of order today. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) That has a broken screen. 14. It wasn't an accident. I think he did it ..... A) On purpose. B) By accident. C) In a panic. D) In a hurry. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) On purpose. 15. I'm so sorry that I lost your papers-I left them on the bus ..... A) On purpose. B) By accident. C) In public. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) By accident. 16. It was raining on Sunday, so we didn't go for a picnic ..... A) At the end. B) In the end. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) In the end. 17. Identify the adverbial phrase in the sentence 'The students worked diligently on their projects.' A) Diligently on their projects. B) Diligently in the classroom. C) On their homework. D) Worked on their projects. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Diligently on their projects. 18. Reason A) Slowly and curiously. B) For the next 3 years. C) Thanks to the bad weather. D) In the wooden box. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Thanks to the bad weather. 19. What is the noun phrase? The most friendly and loyal animal is man's best friend. A) The most friendly. B) Friendly and loyal. C) Is man. D) Loyal animal. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Loyal animal. 20. I went to the bathroom without a sound to not wake the baby up. A) Place. B) Time. C) Manner. D) Reason/ Purpose. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Manner. 21. What does the adverb clause modify? You may sit wherever you wish. A) You. B) May sit. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) May sit. 22. Because it was cold, we had to turn on the heating. Which type of adverbial clause is this? A) Time. B) Reason. C) Contrast. D) Condition. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Reason. 23. Identify the sentence with the correct modifying adverbial phrase: A) While I was cooking, the phone rang. B) While cooking, the phone rang. C) While I cooking, the phone rang. D) While cooked, the phone rang. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) While I was cooking, the phone rang. 24. Choose the correct placement A) We're incredibly tired because we went to bed late last night. B) Incredibly we're tired because we went to bed late last night. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) We're incredibly tired because we went to bed late last night. 25. Susie though she would prepare dinner by herself, but ..... she had no idea of what to do. A) Obviously. B) Actually. C) Basically. D) None of the above. 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