This set of English Grammar Exercises (MCQs) focuses on “Adverbs of Place”.
1. Which of the following adverbs of place is also a preposition?
a) abroad
b) about
c) on
d) far
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Explanation: Prepositions are words that express the relation between nouns and pronouns. In the sentence, “The show must go on.”, “on” is an adverb of place, as it describes the verb “go”. But in the sentence “The clock is on the desk.”, it shows the relation between the clock and the desk. So it is both an adverb and a preposition.
2. Change the sentence such that the adjective “uphill” becomes its respective adverb.
John made an uphill climb.
a) John climbed uphill.
b) John made climbing uphill.
c) John did climbing uphill.
d) John made climbed uphill.
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Explanation: “Uphill” is an adjective. Its adverb form is also “uphill”. Hence the noun that is described by “former”, that is “climb” should be converted to verb. So, “climb” becomes “climbed”. The answer is: John climbed uphill.
3. Point out the adverb of place in the given sentence.
Hummingbirds are the only birds that can fly backwards.
a) Hummingbirds
b) backwards
c) only
d) fly
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Explanation: The word “backwards” describes how hummingbirds “fly”, where flying is an action. Hence, “backwards” is describing a verb. So, in this context, the “backwards” is the adverb.
4. Adverbs of place need not express a single place alone; they can express movement as well.
a) True
b) False
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Explanation: In the sentence “There it is!”, the adverb “there” is expressing where some item that is not moving is located. But in the sentence, “The dog ran towards its master.”, the adverb “towards” is describing the verb “running”, where “running” conveys movement. So adverbs can express movement as well as the location of something that’s not moving. Hence, the statement is true.
5. Which of the following sentences uses “around” as an adverb?
a) A scarf was around her neck.
b) I travelled around Europe last summer.
c) There was a big bow around the parcel.
d) The thief had a scar around his wrist.
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Explanation: For “around” to be an adverb, it needs to be describing a verb. In the sentence, “I travelled around Europe last summer.” It is describing how the person travelled, which is an action. So, in this context, “around” is an adverb. In the other options, it is being used as a preposition to demonstrate the position of a noun.
6. Change the sentence such that the adverb “overseas” becomes its respective adjective.
Kim journeyed overseas.
a) Kim had journeyed overseas.
b) Kim made journeyed overseas.
c) Kim went on an overseas journey.
d) Kim went overseas to journey.
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Explanation: “Overseas” is an adverb. Its adjective form is also “overseas”. Hence the action that is described by “overseas” (journeyed) should be converted to a noun. So, “journeyed” becomes “journey”. The answer is: Kim went on an overseas journey.
7. How many adverbs of place are present in the given sentence?
Ann was standing on the curb, when she noticed 100 rupee note next to her feet.
a) Zero
b) One
c) Two
d) Three
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Explanation: The only adverb of place in this sentence is “on”, as it describes where Ann was “standing”, where standing is the action being described. In this context, “on” is a preposition, not an adverb, because it doesn’t describe any verb, adjective or adverb. It only expresses the position of the note with respect to her feet, which is the purpose served by a preposition.
8. Point out the adverb of place in the given sentence.
I'm going back to school.
a) back
b) school
c) going
d) to
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Explanation: The word “back” describes where the person is “going”, where going is an action. Hence, “back” is describing a verb. So, in this context, the “back” is the adverb of place.
9. Fill in the blank with an adverb of place.
What do you work as ______?
a) now
b) there
c) currently
d) nowadays
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Explanation: “There” implies a particular location where the person works, making it an adverb of place. The other options are adverbs of time.
10. Which of the following sentences doesn’t use “near” as an adverb of place?
a) The portrait was near perfect.
b) I’ll park my car near to the restaurant.
c) I was walked near enough to catch a glance of some famous people.
d) She screamed when the bear cub got too close to her.
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Explanation: In the phrase “near perfect”, the word “near” isn’t linked to any action or any movement. In this context, it is an adverb that is describing an adjective. So it’s not an adverb of place in that context. In the other sentences, it is used to describe the movement or position of certain actions, hence it’s a place related adverb in those sentences.
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