This set of English Grammar Exercises (MCQs) focuses on “Kinds of Adverbs”.
1. Find the type of adverb in the above sentence.
The new headmaster is somewhat better.
a) Adverb of manner
b) Relative adverb
c) Adverb of degree or quantity
d) Adverb of frequency
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Explanation: The sentence has the adverb ‘somewhat’ and it refers to how much or to what extent the new headmaster is better. Thus, it is an adverb of degree or quantity.
2. Which of the following sentences has an adverb of time?
a) I have told you many times not to go there
b) He often makes careless mistakes in problems
c) Hari speaks articulately
d) I received a mail from HR yesterday
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Explanation: Adverbs of time generally shows ‘when’ the action took place. Among the options the sentence ‘I received a mail from HR yesterday’ has an adverb of time ‘yesterday’.
3. The word that has been modified by the adverb is a ______
The exam timetable is out.
a) noun
b) adverb
c) adjective
d) verb
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Explanation: The word ‘out’ is the adverb here. The word that has been modified by it will be ‘is’. It acts as the verb of the given sentence.
4. The adverbs which relates back to a noun as their antecedents are called relative adverbs.
a) True
b) False
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Explanation: Consider the example ‘This is the house where Dr. Kalam was born’. Here the adverb ‘where’ relates back to the noun and is thus a relative adverb.
5. Select the adverb in the below sentence.
This is a very sweet papaya.
a) is
b) very
c) sweet
d) papaya
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Explanation: The word ‘very’ shows how much or in what degree the fruit is sweet. Thus, it qualifies as an adverb. In this sentence it modifies the adjective ‘sweet’.
6. Select the word which has been modified by the adverb in the below sentence.
We came here very early.
a) came
b) here
c) very
d) early
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Explanation: The question asks for the word that has been modified by the adverb. In the given sentence ‘early’ is the word that has been modified by the inclusion of the adverb.
7. The adverbs ‘rarely, often, seldom’ belongs to which of the following categories?
a) Adverbs of manner
b) Relative adverbs
c) Adverbs of time
d) Adverbs of frequency
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Explanation: The words such as ‘rarely, often, seldom’ are used in sentences to denote the frequency of the action. Thus, they come under Adverbs of frequency.
8. Identify the kind of adverb used in the below sentence.
I looked everywhere for your necklace.
a) Adverb of place
b) Adverb of time
c) Relative adverb
d) Adverb of frequency
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Explanation: ‘Everywhere’ is the adverb in the sentence and it shows ‘where’ the subject has searched for the necklace. Thus, it is an adverb of place.
9. The adverb in the below sentence is __________
I want to try again.
a) Want
b) I
c) Try
d) Again
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Explanation: The given sentence has an adverb of frequency which is ‘again’. Thus, it qualifies as the adverb whereas ‘try’ is the verb.
10. The adverb in the below sentence belongs to which of the following types?
When did Vijay come here?
a) Adverb of manner
b) Interrogative adverb
c) Adverb of degree or quantity
d) Adverb of time
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Explanation: The adverb ‘when’ in the above sentence is used for asking a question. Thus, it belongs to the category of Interrogative adverbs.
11. In the below sentence, the adverb modifies the adjective.
She arrived at the train station a few minutes ago.
a) True
b) False
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Explanation: The adverb present in the above sentence is ‘a few minutes ago’. It modifies the word ‘arrived’ which is a verb and not an adjective.
12. Which of the following sentences has an adverb of frequency?
a) He used to come here everyday
b) The work began yesterday
c) Your class advisor called again
d) His handwriting is pretty
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Explanation: An adverb of frequency should indicate ‘how often’ the action occurs. The sentence ‘Your class advisor called again’ has the adverb of frequency ‘again’.
13. The adverb present in the below sentence belongs to which of the following types?
You need not shout for that.
a) Adverb of negation
b) Adverb of manner
c) Relative adverb
d) Adverb of affirmation
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Explanation: The adverb of negation ‘not’ is used in the sentence. As an adverb it modifies the verb ‘shout’ and conveys the meaning of refraining from shouting.
14. From the options below, choose the adverb in the sentence.
Leo is too tall.
a) leo
b) is
c) tall
d) too
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Explanation: The word ‘too’ modifies the adjective ‘tall’ and thus it is an adverb. The other options ‘Leo’ is the Subject and ‘is’ will be the verb.
15. Identify the word that has been modified by the adverb.
Are you quite sure about this decision to give up politics?
a) decision
b) quite
c) sure
d) politics
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Explanation: In the given sentence the adverb ‘quite’ modifies the word ‘sure’. So here the adverb modifies an adjective.
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