Adverb or adverbial Phrase Quiz (with explanations)

This adverb quiz tests and helps us understand what adverb or adverbial phrases are, how they are formed, how many types of adverb phrases we have in English, and how to identify them.

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#1. An adverb phrase is ____.

a group of words that works as an adverb in a sentence.

a phrase that modifies an adverb in a sentence.

#2. What is a regular adverb phrase made of?

adjective + adverb

adverb + adverb

adverb + preposition

noun + adverb

#3. Which of these statements is not true.

A regular adverb phrase is headed by a regular adverb.

Phrases that are headed by nonfinite verbs or prepositions and function as an adverb are called adverbial phrases.

All adverb phrases are adverbial phrases.

All adverbial phrases are adverb phrases.

#4. Select a regular adverb phrase.

in the morning

after some time

very fast

to help him

#5. "The kids hid the money in the box." Select the adverbial phrase.

the kids

hid the money

in the box

#6. "Some people at the hall are talking like crazy people." Select the adverbial phrase.

at the hall

some people

like crazy people

talking like crazy people

#7. "After the match, we are going out with all the students of the class." Select the adverbial phrase.

after the match

out with all the students

of the class

all the students

#8. "The first day of the month is the time when we throw a party to set the tone of the month." Select the adverbial phrase.

The first day of the month

of the month

when we throw a party

to set the tone of the month

#9. "The boys were waiting for you at the club." Select the adverbial phrase.

at the club

the boys

for you

#10. "Some cops from Haryana came to my place to ask some questions about the party." Select the adverbial phrase.

about the party

from Haryana

to my place

to ask some questions about the party

#11. "The yellow car coming at us was bought last month." Select the adverbial phrase.

last month

coming at us

the yellow car

at us

#12. "The man with a gun in his hand was running towards us." Select the adverbial phrase.

in his hands

towards us

with a gun

running towards us

#13. "To go there at this time can be very risky." Select the adverbial phrase.

very risky

to go there

at this time

#14. "To be honest, I think I will never meet the girl of my dreams." Select the adverbial phrase.

of my dreams

never

to be honest

the girl

#15. "Some of the people from the club are not willing to exercise at the park." Select the adverbial phrase.

of the people

at the park

from the club

to exercise at the park

#16. "His father advised me not to study Jon's place." Select the adverbial phrase.

to study

to study at Jon's place

his father

at Jon's place

#17. "One of my friends living in Mumbai dances like Michael Jackson." Select the adverbial phrase.

like Michael Jackson

living in Mumbai

One of my friends

Michael Jackson

#18. "When Jon gets nervous, he speaks quite fast." Select the adverbial phrase.

Jon

When Jon gets nervous

quite fast

#19. "Last night, I got a call from an unknown number from Haryana.." Select the adverbial phrase.

Last night

from an unknown number

a call

from Haryana

#20. "Jon Jones, one of the best UFC fighters, lives in my neighborhood." Select the adverbial phrase.

Jon Jones

one of the best UFC fighters

my neighborhood

in my neighborhood

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