This set of English Grammar Exercises (MCQs) focuses on “Adverbs of Frequency”.
1. Fill in the blank such that the adverb of frequency is placed correctly with respect to its verb and the other words of the sentence. (capital letters avoided to prevent any hints)
____________ to Singapore?
a) Travel do regularly you
b) Regularly you do travel
c) Do you regularly travel
d) You travel do regularly
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Explanation: The sentence is a question, so it should obviously begin with “do you”. Also, the adverb needs to be placed such that it is describing the frequency of the action. In this context, the adverb is regularly and the verb is travel. So the answer is: Do you regularly travel to Singapore?
2. Adverbs of frequency are those that show ________ an action occurs.
a) the manner in which
b) how often
c) where
d) the time at which
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Explanation: “Frequency” refers to the number of times that something occurs. Hence, it is quite self-explanatory that adverbs of frequency are those that show how often an action occurs.
3. Change the sentence such that the adverb “occasionally” is converted to its respective adjective.
He likes to drink occasionally.
a) His like for drinks happens occasionally.
b) It is occasional of him to like drinks.
c) He likes the occasional drink.
d) He occasional likes drinking.
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Explanation: “Occasionally” is an adverb. Its adjective form is “occasional”. Hence the action that is described by “recently” (drink) should be converted to a noun. So, “drink” (simple present tense) becomes “drink” (noun form). The answer is: He likes the occasional drink.
4. Point out the adverb of frequency in the given sentence.
One should floss one’s teeth daily.
a) daily
b) teeth
c) floss
d) should
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Explanation: “Daily” means everyday. It describes how often the ACTION of flossing should be done. Hence, it is describing a verb. Making it an adverb of frequency.
5. Which of the following is a frequency related adverb that means “every year”?
a) Monthly
b) Annual
c) Annually
d) Weekly
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Explanation: “Annually” means every year. It isn’t exactly interchangeable with annual, as annual is an adjective, while annually is an adverb.
6. In which sentence is the adverb “very much” being used as an adverb of frequency?
a) He was very much apologetic about his behavior in the past.
b) Her brother doesn’t like Chinese food very much.
c) Thank you very much for your time.
d) I don’t go to the church very much.
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Explanation: In the sentence “I don’t go to the church very much.”; very much is used to describe the frequency in which the person attends the church. Hence, in this context, it is an adverb of frequency. In the other options, it is used as an adverb of degree.
7. In the following sentence, how many adverbs of frequency are seen?
You must take these pills thrice daily.
a) Zero
b) One
c) Two
d) Three
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Explanation: There are two frequency related adverbs in this sentence. They are “thrice” and “daily”. “Thrice” is an adverb of frequency because it discusses how often in a day the pills must be taken. “Daily” is also an adverb of frequency, because it discusses how often the pills should be taken, that is, every day.
8. Point out the adverb of frequency in the given sentence.
She seldom forgets to finish her work.
a) She
b) forgets
c) seldom
d) work
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Explanation: In this sentence, “seldom” is the adverb of frequency. “Seldom” means “not very often”. It is used to describe actions that don’t happen a lot.
9. The adverbs “lately” and “later” have the same meaning.
a) True
b) False
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Explanation: Both of them are adverbs, but they do not mean the same. “Lately” means recently, or not very long ago, while “later” is used to describe actions that will happen afterwards, or in the future.
10. The frequency related adverb “occasionally” can be used interchangeably with _________
a) Hourly
b) Always
c) Constantly
d) Sometimes
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Explanation: “Occasionally” means “a few times”. Another adverb that has the same meaning is “sometimes”. Hence, they both can be used interchangeably.
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