This set of English Grammar Exercises (MCQs) focuses on “Adverb Clauses of Place”.
1. Identify adverb clause of place used in the given sentence from the options given.
She can travel wherever she wants to during her vacation.
a) She can travel
b) She can travel wherever she wants to
c) during her vacation
d) wherever she wants to
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Explanation: The noun in the above sentence is “She” followed by the verb “travel”. The main clause in the given sentence is “She can travel” which is the independent clause in the given sentence. The remaining dependent clause is “wherever she wants to” is a dependent clause that acts as an adverb clause of place supporting the verb ‘travel’. Thus, it is the adverb clause of place in the given sentence.
2. Identify the adverb clause of place in the given sentence.
Mithila went to the small village where her father was born.
a) went to the small village
b) where her father was born
c) Mithila went to the small village
d) the small village where her father was born
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Explanation : The independent clause in the above sentence is “Mithila went to the small village” followed by the dependent clause “where her father was born” that acts as an adverb that supports the main clause and tells the place where the action was done. Thus, it is the adverb clause of place in the given sentence.
3. The adverb clause of place used in the below sentence is _____________________
Kerala is the state where Coconut trees are found in abundant.
a) where Coconut trees are found in abundant
b) Kerala is the state
c) where Coconut trees
d) Coconut trees are found in abundant
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Explanation: The adverb clause of place in a sentence is usually a group of words or a dependent clause which provides additional detail about action verb. Here, “where coconut trees are found in abundant” is the adverb clause of place that describes more about the place/location of the clause with the detail “coconut trees are found in abundant”. It tells a factual statement about the place of verb and answers the question “in which state are coconut trees found in abundant?”.
4. Choose the adverb clause of place in the given sentence.
Wherever there is a fire accident, the firefighters would come from the fire station and extinguish.
a) the firefighters would come
b) Wherever there is a fire accident, the firefighters would come
c) come from the fire station and extinguish
d) Wherever there is a fire accident
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Explanation: In the given sentence, the main clause is “the firefighters would come from the fire station and extinguish”. The clause “Wherever there is a fire accident” contains adverbs describing more about the place of the verb (come) done by the noun (the firefighters). Thus, it is the adverb clause of place in the above sentence.
5. Identify the adverb clause of place used in the given sentence from the options given.
Sibi is looking for a job where he can get a lot of holidays.
a) a job where he can get a lot of holidays
b) he can get a lot of holidays
c) Sibi is looking for a job
d) where he can get a lot of holidays
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Explanation: The noun here is “Sibi”. The verb here is “is looking for” and the object is “a job” followed by the adverb clause of place, “where he can get a lot of holidays”. It tells more about the action of ‘looking for job’. It is hence an adverb clause of place that is used to complete the independent clause ‘Sibi is looking for a job’ with more details about the place of action.
6. Find the adverb clause of place in the given sentence.
The girl asked her little sister to play at a place where there is no dirt.
a) The girl asked her little sister to play
b) where there is no dirt
c) her little sister to play at a place
d) a place where there is no dirt
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Explanation: In the given sentence, “The girl” is the subject followed by the verbs are “asked” and the object is “her little sister”. The adverb clause of place is “where there is no dirt”. An adverb clause of place is a dependent clause that acts as an adverb to the independent clause and mentions the place/location of the action being done by the noun in the sentence. Here, the adverb clause answers the question “where did the girl ask her little sister to play?” and is thus an adverb clause of place.
7. What is the adverb clause of place in the given sentence?
Everywhere the celebrities went, the paparazzi went behind them to gather information for their film magazine.
a) went behind them to gather information
b) the paparazzi went behind them
c) everywhere the celebrities went
d) information for their film magazine
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Explanation: In this sentence, the noun is ‘the paparazzi’, the verb is ‘went behind’ and the object is ‘them’ followed by the clause “everywhere the celebrities went” describes about where the verb ‘went behind’ was done. Hence, it is an adverb clause of place. Adverb clause of place in a sentence could be a dependent clause with an adverb and a group of words giving additional details about the action being done by the subject in the independent clause.
8. Identify the adverb clause of place in the sentence given.
Tharun took a week off at the office and went to Delhi, where his parents stay.
a) Tharun took a week off
b) where his parents stay
c) took a week off at the office
d) went to Delhi, where his parents stay
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Explanation: Here, the independent clause ‘Tharun took a week off at the office and went to Delhi’ is followed by a dependent clause “where his parents stay” describing the place of the action “went to” in the main clause. Any adverb that provides additional details on the place of main clause action is called an adverb clause of place. Thus, “where his parents stay” is the adverb clause of place.
9. The adverb clause of place in the given sentence is _____
The man went to the house where he had a meeting with his boss.
a) had a meeting with his boss
b) The house where he had a meeting
c) The man went to the house
d) where he had a meeting with his boss
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Explanation: Here, the main clause or the independent clause is “The man went to the house”. An adverb clause of place, “where he had a meeting with his boss” is used in the given sentence to describe “where did he go for the meeting?”. It is a dependent clause that acts as an adverb to the main clause and is thus the adverb clause of place.
10. The word ‘that you will survive’ is the adverb clause of place in the given sentence. State whether this statement is true/false.
I am sure that you will survive wherever you go.
a) True
b) False
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Explanation: The clause “wherever you go” gives the detail on where would the action of ‘you will survive’ be done. The independent clause “I am sure that you will survive” is followed by a place where it would be done through the clause ‘wherever you go. Thus, the adverb clause of place is “wherever you go” and not “that you will survive”. Thus, the statement mentioned is false.
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