This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Adverbs > Adverbial Phrase – Quiz 37 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Adverbial Phrase Quiz 37 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Because the travelers had a flat tire, we stopped to help them fix it. can this sentence be shortened? A) Yes. B) No. C) It does not matter. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No. 2. Find the sentence with the reduced clause:Unless we are paid fairly, we will go on a strike. A) Unless was paid fairly, we will go on a strike. B) Unless paid fairly, we will go on a strike. C) Unless is paid fairly, we will go on a strike. D) Unless paid badly, we will go on a strike. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Unless paid fairly, we will go on a strike. 3. Identify the adverb in the following sentence:'She spoke softly to the baby.' A) Spoke. B) Softly. C) To. D) Baby. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Softly. 4. I've been learning French for ages, and ..... , I am starting to feel more confident. A) Ideally. B) Gradually. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Gradually. 5. Identify the sentence with the adverb incorrectly placed: A) She has always been kind. B) He never forgets her birthday. C) They rarely are late. D) We sometimes eat out on weekends. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They rarely are late. 6. How can you distinguish between an adverbial phrase and an adverb? A) An adverbial phrase is always longer than an adverb. B) An adverbial phrase can only modify verbs. C) An adverb can never be part of a phrase. D) An adverbial phrase is a group of words that functions as an adverb, while an adverb is a single word that modifies a verb, adjective, or another adverb. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) An adverbial phrase is a group of words that functions as an adverb, while an adverb is a single word that modifies a verb, adjective, or another adverb. 7. The hot and sticking sun shone down on the children A) Main Clause. B) Noun Phrase. C) Subordinate clause. D) Adverbial phrase. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Noun Phrase. 8. Adverb phrases are prepositional phrases that modify (or describe) ..... A) A noun or a pronoun. B) A verb, an adjective, or another adverb. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A verb, an adjective, or another adverb. 9. Find the sentence with the same meaning:When they are used too often, words or phrases may lose their value. A) When used too often, words or phrases may increase their value. B) When use too often, words or phrases may lose their value. C) When used too often, words or phrases may lose their value. D) When used not often, words or phrases may lose their value. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) When used too often, words or phrases may lose their value. 10. Find the adverbial phrase in:'They traveled across the country last summer.' A) They traveled. B) Across the country. C) Last summer. D) Traveled across the country. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Across the country. 11. Choose the correct preposition to complete the sentence:'She sat ..... the chair.' A) In. B) On. C) At. D) Over. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) On. 12. Clarify the type of adverbial phrase in this sentence"The National Policy on Women was formulated; a special chapter on Women and Development was incorporated into the Sixth Malaysia Plan; and the Women, Family and Community Development Ministry was established. A) Prepositional phrase. B) An infinitive phrase. C) An adverb with an intifier. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Prepositional phrase. 13. The nearest swimming pool was in another town A) Clause. B) Phrase. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Phrase. 14. How can the following two sentences be joined together into one sentence using a prepositional phrase?The fax machine is an important tool. It is a tool for modern communications. A) The fax machine makes modern communications. B) The fax machine is an important tool that can be used to make modern communications. C) The fax machine is an important tool for modern communications. D) Modern communications can be done using the fax machine. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The fax machine is an important tool for modern communications. 15. Choose the correct suffix of the next sentemce:He touched the communications device to ..... it A) Activation. B) Activate. C) Actioned. D) Reactivate. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Activate. 16. The teacher speaks slowly. A) Right. B) Wrong. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Right. 17. Identify adverbial clause. "We thought you'd go to the Disney World since you love Mickey." A) Reason. B) Purpose. C) Condition. D) Place. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Reason. 18. In total silence A) En cualquier momento. B) En total silencio. C) Con mucho cuidado. D) Casi nunca. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) En total silencio. 19. A fire broke out in the hotel and everyone ran out ..... A) In a row. B) In private. C) By accident. D) In a panic. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) In a panic. 20. Which part of the sentence is an adverbial phrase in:'Before the movie starts, we need to buy some popcorn.'? A) During the movie starts. B) Before the movie starts. C) After the movie starts. D) At the movie starts. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Before the movie starts. 21. What is the type of the adverb in the following sentence?cautiously, the boys tiptoed. A) Manner. B) Frequency. C) Time. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Manner. 22. I stayed up ..... last night, so I am really tired today. A) Late. B) Lately. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Late. 23. Find the sentence with the same meaning:Upon graduating from university, she applied for a job. A) In graduating from university, she applied for a job. B) At graduating from university, she applied for a job. C) On graduating from university, she applied for a job. D) Out graduating from university, she applied for a job. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) On graduating from university, she applied for a job. 24. ..... national fame, the union leader had been an electrician in a small town. A) Gaining. B) After gained. C) Gained. D) Before gaining. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Before gaining. 25. Is this word spelt ..... here? A) Correctly. B) Correct. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Correctly. ← 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