This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Adverbs > Adverbial Phrase – Quiz 7 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Adverbial Phrase Quiz 7 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. We ..... haven't decided where to go on holiday this summer. We've been talking about it for weeks! A) Yet. B) Still. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Still. 2. Once upon a time A) Adverbial phrase. B) Adverb. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Adverbial phrase. 3. Choose the sentence where the adverbial phrase modifies the verb: A) The book on the table is mine. B) She arrived after the meeting. C) The flowers in the garden are blooming. D) The cake in the oven smells delicious. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She arrived after the meeting. 4. Without other people knowing A) In public. B) In secret. C) In a panic. D) In private. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) In secret. 5. Adverbial phrases can modify which of the following parts of speech? A) Nouns. B) Pronouns. C) Verbs. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 6. Identify the adverb clause:While some children played catch with pine cones, others had cone throwing contests in the summer. A) While some children played catch with pine cones. B) Others had cone throwing contests. C) In the summer. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) While some children played catch with pine cones. 7. Find the sentence with the reduced clause:Because there was a long queue, we didn't want to wait. A) There being a short queue, we didn't want to wait. B) There is a long queue, we didn't want to wait. C) There being a long queue, we didn't want to wait. D) There being a long queue, we wanted to wait. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) There being a long queue, we didn't want to wait. 8. In the sentence 'He spoke softly during the meeting.', what is the adverbial phrase? A) Softly. B) Quickly. C) Loudly. D) Happily. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Softly. 9. Identify the adverbial phrase in the following sentence:'She ran quickly to catch the bus.' A) Quickly. B) Speedily. C) Rapidly. D) Swiftly. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Quickly. 10. How is the red phrase functioning? The winter coat in the closet is too small. A) Adjective. B) Adverb. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Adjective. 11. Surprisingly well A) En un rato. B) Solo un poco. C) Sorprendentemente bien. D) Escapada por un pelo. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sorprendentemente bien. 12. Which position can adverbs occupy in a sentence? A) Adverbs can only be placed at the beginning of a sentence. B) Adverbs can only be placed at the end of a sentence. C) Adverbs can occupy different positions in a sentence depending on their type and the emphasis desired. D) Adverbs can only be placed in the middle of a sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Adverbs can occupy different positions in a sentence depending on their type and the emphasis desired. 13. What type of adverbial phrase is 'with great enthusiasm'? A) Manner adverbial phrase. B) Degree adverbial phrase. C) Place adverbial phrase. D) Time adverbial phrase. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Manner adverbial phrase. 14. In the sentence "The cat under the table is sleeping, " what part of speech is "under" ? A) Noun. B) Verb. C) Preposition. D) Adverb. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Preposition. 15. 6 This dress has been especially / specially designedfor her, so no one else will have one like it. A) Especially. B) Specially. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Specially. 16. In the following sentence, consider how the brackets divide things into phrases. What is the function of the PP [with broccoli]? A) Adverbial. B) Adjectival. C) Verbal. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Adverbial. 17. How many adverbs?Suddenly, Jill barfed her chicken nuggets on the ground! A) 1. B) 2. C) 3. D) 4. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1. 18. It was raining on the day of the picnic, so we didn't go ..... A) In the end. B) At the end. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In the end. 19. A phrase which tells you more about a verb. A) Adverbial phrase. B) Adverb. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Adverbial phrase. 20. 9 I can't believe that I've been a teacher fornearly / near 25 years now! A) Nearly. B) Near. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nearly. 21. The bus arrived ..... than usual, so we had to wait. A) Late. B) Later. C) Lately. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Later. 22. ..... , Justin Bieber is getting married! A) Ideally. B) Apparently. C) Eventually. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Apparently. 23. We go jogging every weekend.Which section is a phrase? A) We go. B) Go jogging. C) Every weekend. D) We go jogging. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Every weekend. 24. Which of these adverbs is irregular? A) Carefully. B) Fast. C) Quickly. D) Slowly. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fast. 25. You'd better hurry up with your homework ..... you won't be able to watch the new episode tonight. A) Talking of. B) Anyway. C) Otherwise. D) In other words. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Otherwise. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesAdverbial Phrase Quiz 1Adverbial Phrase Quiz 2Adverbial Phrase Quiz 3Adverbial Phrase Quiz 4Adverbial Phrase Quiz 5Adverbial Phrase Quiz 6Adverbial Phrase Quiz 8Adverbial Phrase Quiz 9Adverbial Phrase Quiz 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books