This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Adverbs > Adverbial Phrase – Quiz 31 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Adverbial Phrase Quiz 31 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is the adverbial phrase?He lay beside the heap of corn. A) He lay. B) Lay beside. C) Heap of corn. D) Beside the heap of corn. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Beside the heap of corn. 2. Select the correct option:Jan will run on the track at school. A) Will run. B) On the track at school. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) On the track at school. 3. Indicate the type of prepositional phrase in the sentence below.Water from the ceiling dripped. A) Adjectival Phrase. B) Adverbial Phrase. C) Neither. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Adjectival Phrase. 4. Our town's so boring! Nothing interesting ..... happens here. A) Always. B) Ever. C) Never. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ever. 5. The birds flew over the ocean. A) Place. B) Time. C) Manner. D) Reason/ Purpose. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Place. 6. Identify the adverb in the following sentence:'The cat jumped over the fence quickly.' A) Cat. B) Jumped. C) Over. D) Quickly. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Quickly. 7. What is the adjective clause in the following sentence:The present that Layla received lifted her spirits. A) The present that Layla received. B) Lifted her spirits. C) That Layla received lifted her spirits. D) That Layla received. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) That Layla received. 8. This dress has been ..... designed for her, so no one else will one like it. A) Especially. B) Specially. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Specially. 9. I really think you should ask her out on a date ..... you've got nothing to lose, and she might just fall in love with you. A) All in all. B) On the one hand. C) Otherwise. D) Incidentally. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) All in all. 10. It was a foggy day. I could ..... see the street. A) Even. B) Hardly. C) Hard. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hardly. 11. Choose the adverbial phrase that answers "when" in the sentence: "She will call you after dinner." A) She will call you. B) After dinner. C) Will call you. D) Call you after. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) After dinner. 12. Rule:If the sentence has BE in it, what do you do to reduce it to a phrase? A) Drop the be. B) Drop the subject. C) Drop the be and the subject. D) Do nothing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Drop the be and the subject. 13. Tidy your tables since it's almost hometime. A) Where. B) Why. C) How. D) When. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Why. 14. Identify the adverbial phrase in this sentence:'They will arrive at noon.' A) They will arrive. B) At noon. C) At the station. D) They will arrive early. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) At noon. 15. Which sentence contains an adverbial phrase of manner? A) She left after lunch. B) He spoke with great care. C) They met at the station. D) We will go on Monday. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He spoke with great care. 16. Which of the following statements is true regarding adverbial phrases? A) They can only describe actions that happen in the past. B) They always appear at the end of a sentence. C) They can modify verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs. D) They cannot be used in questions. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They can modify verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs. 17. Locate the adverbial phrase in:'We will go to the park tomorrow.' A) Tomorrow. B) We will go. C) To the park. D) Go to the park. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tomorrow. 18. Which sentence uses an adverbial phrase to describe "when" something happened? A) She ran with speed. B) He left after the meeting. C) The dog barked loudly. D) They traveled by train. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He left after the meeting. 19. Ideally, we'd go to Australia if we could afford it. A) In the main and most important way. B) Without doubt. C) Actually. D) Clearly. E) In a perfect world. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) In a perfect world. 20. What type of phrase is 'with bobbing heads' in the sentence:'There were strange green creatures with bobbing heads.' A) Adjectival phrase. B) Adverbial phrase. C) Noun phrase. D) Prepositional phrase. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Adjectival phrase. 21. What is modified by the red phrase? When did the car in the driveway arrive? A) Arrive. B) Driveway. C) Did. D) Car. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Car. 22. Select the best adverbial phrase to complete the sentence:The children played ..... A) In the park. B) Every morning. C) With joy. D) For an hour. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In the park. 23. Find the sentence with the reduced clause:They were running hurriedly, as if they were being chased by someone. A) They were running hurriedly, as if being chased by someone. B) They running hurriedly, as if being chased by someone. C) They were running hurry, as if being chased by someone. D) They running hurriedly, as if being chased by someone. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They were running hurriedly, as if being chased by someone. 24. She drank hastily the water. A) Right. B) Wrong. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Wrong. 25. Find the adverb:My head was still spinning. A) Spinning. B) Head. C) Was. D) Still. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Still. ← 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