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  • Question 1
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    Identify the adverb phrases in the following sentences.

    She is laughing as if there is no one in the class.
    Solution
    Adverb phrases typically answer the questions how, where, why, or when something was done. It consists of one adverb or an adverb plus other words before it (pre-modification) or after it (post-modification).

    Option A is incorrect: 'She is laughing' is a clause as it has both subject and verb.

    Option B is incorrect: 'if there is no one in the class' is an adverb clause of manner. It describes how the action was done. It has a subject-verb combination and works as an adverb in the sentence.

    Option C is correct: 'in the class' tells us 'where' she was laughing. Hence it's an adverb phrase.

    Option D is incorrect: It's irrelevant
  • Question 2
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    Identify the adverb phrases in the following sentences.

    Max did not come to play with us yesterday as he was hospitalized.
    Solution
    Adverb phrases typically answer the questions how, where, why, or when something was done. It consists of one adverb or an adverb plus other words before (pre-modification) or after it (post-modification).

    Option A is incorrect: 'Max did not come to play' is a clause as it has a subject and verb.

    Option B is incorrect: 'come to play' is showing the action in the sentence, hence it's a verb phrase.

    Option C is incorrect: 'as he was hospitalized'  is an adverb clause of reason. It describes why the action did not happen. It has a subject (he) + verb (was hospitalized) combination and works as an adverb in the sentence.

    Hence option D is correct, there is no adverb phrase in the 
  • Question 3
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    Identify the adverb phrases in the following sentences.

    In July 1936, temperatures reached 106 degrees Fahrenheit in the middle of New York. 
    Solution
    Adverb phrases typically answer the questions how, where, why, or when something was done. It consists of one adverb or an adverb plus other words before (pre-modification) or after it (post-modification).

    Option A is correct: 'In July 1936' tells us when the temperatures reached 106 degrees Fahrenheit. Hence it's an adverb phrase.

    Option B is incorrect: 'temperatures reached 106 degrees Fahrenheit' is a clause as it is a subject and verb combination.

    Option C is correct: 'in the middle of New York' tells us where temperatures reached 106 degrees Fahrenheit. Hence it's an adverb phrase.

    Hence Option D is correct.
  • Question 4
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    Identify the adverb phrases in the following sentences.

    Most people do all the crazy things before they get married.
    Solution
    Adverb phrases typically answer the questions how, where, why, or when something was done. It consists of one adverb or an adverb plus other words before it (pre-modification) or after it (post-modification).

    Option A is incorrect: 'Most people do' is the clause as it has - subject + verb.

    Option B is incorrect: 'the crazy things' is the object (noun) of 'most people'.

    Option C is incorrect:  'before they get married' is an adverb clause of time. It describes when the action happens. It has a subject (they) + verb (married) combination and works as an adverb in the sentence.

    Hence option D is correct, there is no adverb phrase in the sentence.
  • Question 5
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    Identify the adverb phrases in the following sentences.

    The mountaineers spent two months with the air-sea rescue team to gain experience.
    Solution
    Adverb phrases typically answer the questions how, where, why, or when something was done. It consists of one adverb or an adverb plus other words before (pre-modification) or after it (post-modification).

    Option A is incorrect: 'The mountaineers spent' is a clause as it has a subject and verb combination.

    Option B is incorrect: 'two months' tells us the exact time and is used as a noun phrase here. 

    Option C is correct: 'to gain experience' tells us why the mountaineers spent two months. Hence it's an adverb phrase.

    Option D is incorrect: It's irrelevant.
  • Question 6
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    Identify the adverb phrases in the following sentences.

     Every time he cracked a joke, the punters roared with laughter.
    Solution
    Adverb phrases typically answer the questions how, where, why, or when something was done. It consists of one adverb or an adverb plus other words before it (pre-modification) or after it (post-modification).

    Option A is incorrect:  'Every time he cracked a joke' is an adverb clause. It describes when the action happens. It has a subject (he) + verb (cracked) combination and works as an adverb in the sentence.

    Option B is incorrect: 'the punters' is the subject (noun).

    Option C is correct: 'roared with laughter' tells us 'how' the punters roared. Hence it's an adverb phrase.

    Option D is incorrect: It's irrelevant.
  • Question 7
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    Identify the adverb phrases in the following sentences.

    The game will take place when both teams are ready.
    Solution
    Adverb phrases typically answer the questions how, where, why, or when something was done. It consists of one adverb or an adverb plus other words before (pre-modification) or after it (post-modification).

    Option A is incorrect: 'The game' is the subject (noun).

    Option B is incorrect: 'will take place' tells us about the action in the sentence. Hence it's a verb phrase.

    Option C is incorrect: 'when both teams are ready' is an adverb clause. It describes when the action happens. Since it has a subject-verb combination, it works as a clause in a sentence.

    Hence option D is correct.
  • Question 8
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    Identify the adverb phrases in the following sentences.

    They came to the mine because they wanted gold.
    Solution
    Adverb phrases typically answer the questions how, where, why, or when something was done. It consists of one adverb or an adverb plus other words before (pre-modification) or after it (post-modification).

    Option A is incorrect: 'they came to the mine' is a clause with - subject + verb+ predicate combination.

    Option B is correct: 'to the mine' tell us where they came from. Hence it's an adverb phrase.

    Option C is incorrect: 'because they wanted gold' is an adverb clause. It describes why they came to the mine. It has a subject (they) + verb (wanted) combination and works as an adverb in a sentence.

    Option D is incorrect: It's irrelevant.
  • Question 9
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    Replace the adjective phrase with the adjective of same meaning.
      
     The article contains many quotations from the Bible.
    Solution
    An adjective phrase can be replaced by an adjective with the same meaning.

    Option A  incorrect: 'Bible' is the name of the book, hence it's a noun, not an adjective.

    Option B is correct: 'biblical quotations' means quotations from the Bible, thus it's a correct adjective for the adjective phrase given. 

    Option C is correct: 'of the Bible' is also an adjective phrase that means the same.

    Option D is incorrect: It's irrelevant.
  • Question 10
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    Replace the adjective phrase with the adjective of same meaning.

    It is pity to see tigers kept in cages in the zoo.
    Solution
    The adjective phrase can be replaced by an adjective with the same meaning.

    Option A is incorrect: 'cages of tigers' changes the meaning of the sentence given.

    Option B is correct: 'caged' is an adjective that means 'kept in cages'. Hence this is the correct option.

    Option C is incorrect: 'pitiful sight' is another adjective phrase that has replaced noun-pity, but there is no change in the given adjective phrase.

    Option D is incorrect: It's irrelevant.
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