This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Adverbs > Adverbial Phrase – Quiz 46 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Adverbial Phrase Quiz 46 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Choose the correct suffix of the next sentemce:The new software should ..... the process. A) Simplified. B) Oversimple. C) Oversimple. D) Simplify. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Simplify. 2. Which part of the sentence is the adverbial phrase:'I will call you later this evening.'? A) I will call you at noon. B) Later this evening. C) I will call you soon. D) I will call you tomorrow. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Later this evening. 3. ..... are you going to London? A) What. B) Where. C) When. D) Which. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) When. 4. Create a sentence using an adverbial phrase that indicates manner. A) She danced gracefully across the stage. B) She danced with her friends. C) She danced quickly to the music. D) She danced in the rain. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She danced gracefully across the stage. 5. What type of adverbial clause is in the sentence:We stayed for the whole performance, though the acting was hilariously bad. A) Reason Clause. B) Concession Clause. C) Condition Clause. D) Time Clause. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Concession Clause. 6. My friends advised her to stop doing the housework because her old age. A) 1. B) 2. C) 3. D) 4. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 3. 7. ..... phrases can modify verbs, adjectives, or adverbs. A) Adverbial. B) Adjectival. C) Prepositional. D) Independent. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Adverbial. 8. Select the best adverbial phrase to complete the sentence below: ..... , we saw the robber. A) Inside the grocery store,. B) Running towards our direction,. C) Counting some sheep,. D) Playing football,. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Inside the grocery store,. 9. Which part of the sentence acts as an adverbial phrase in:'After the storm passed, the sky cleared up.'? A) Storm passed. B) The sky cleared up. C) Passed the storm. D) After the storm passed. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) After the storm passed. 10. Which part of the sentence acts as an adverbial phrase in the sentence:'After the rain stopped, we went outside to play.'? A) After the rain stopped. B) While the rain stopped. C) During the rain stopped. D) Before the rain stopped. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) After the rain stopped. 11. Select the correct option:Your mother cooks pasta better than my mother does. A) Better than my mother does. B) Cooks pasta better. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cooks pasta better. 12. I speak French really ..... No one understands me when I speak it. A) Bad. B) Badly. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Badly. 13. Why are adverbs that tell us why an action occurs usually adverbial phrases? A) Because they are always at the beginning of a sentence. B) Because one word cannot adequately express a reason. C) Because they are always followed by a comma. D) Because they modify adjectives instead of verbs. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Because one word cannot adequately express a reason. 14. John is studying hard. He doesn't want to fail the exam. A) John is studying hard in order not to fail the next exam. B) John is studying hard in order that he not fail the next exam. C) John is studying hard so as to fail the next exam. D) John is studying hard in order to not to fail the next exam. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) John is studying hard in order not to fail the next exam. 15. What does the adverb clause modify? When winter sets in, many animals hibernate in warm places. A) Hibernate. B) Animals. C) Warm places. D) Many animals. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hibernate. 16. 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. 17. 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. 18. 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. 19. 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. 20. 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. 21. 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. 22. ..... 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. 23. 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. 24. Tidy your tables since it is almost home-time. A) Where. B) Why. C) When. D) How. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Why. 25. If you do something, that other people can't hear or see, you do it ..... A) In private. B) In secret. 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