CBS3123 TOPIC 1 GRAMMAR 3 & 4 Adverbial Phrases

Adverbial Phrase

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​Adverbial Phrase: The Basis

Adjective and Adverb: Review

Multiple Choice

Which of the following sentences has an adjective?

• "Quickly review the report before the meeting"

• "The board made a decision quickly"

• "The new product is a game changer"

• "We need to work efficiently to meet the deadline"

Multiple Choice

In the previous sentence, what is the adjective and which word does it modify?

• Quickly, review

• The board, quickly

• new, product

• work, efficiently

Open Ended

Write a sentence by using an adjective from the list: successful, high-quality, innovative, efficient, motivated, convincing

E.g., The successful marketing campaign resulted in a significant increase in sales.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following sentences has an adverb?

• "The team had a successful launch"

• "The company values diversity"

• "We need to communicate effectively with our clients"

• "The budget was approved by the finance committee"

Multiple Choice

In the previous sentence, what is the adverb and which word does it modify?

• successful, launch

• The company, values

• effectively, communicate

• finance, committee

Open Ended

Write a sentence by using an adverb from the list: successfully, efficiently, convincingly, confidently, objectively

E.g., She presented the financial report convincingly to the board of directors.

In this exercise, each question has a sentence with an underlined phrase. Your job is to identify what TYPE of adverbial phrase this is.

Multiple Choice

The project manager carefully reviewed the proposal before submitting it to the client.

• time

•   manner

•   purpose

•   frequency

• place

Multiple Choice

The CEO looked at the employee with a disappointed expression after receiving the report.

• time

•   manner

•   purpose

•   frequency

• place

Multiple Choice

I purchased the software to fix the technical issue on my computer.

• time

•   manner

•   purpose

•   frequency

• place

Multiple Choice

The sales representative shared a success story to illustrate the benefits of the new product.

• time

•   manner

•   purpose

•   frequency

• place

Multiple Choice

The company rewards its employees with a gift card every month.

• time

•   manner

•   purpose

•   frequency

• place

Multiple Choice

The chairperson thanked everyone for their contributions to conclude the meeting.

• time

•   manner

•   purpose

•   frequency

• place

Multiple Choice

Attending industry conferences is a popular activity in the summer for networking.

• time

•   manner

•   purpose

•   frequency

• place

Multiple Choice

To summarize the key points, let me go over the presentation again.

• time

•   manner

•   purpose

•   frequency

• place

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Multiple Choice

To improve productivity, the team started using a project management tool diligently.

What is the main verb in this sentence?

• to improve

• started

• productivity

• the team

Multiple Choice

To improve productivity, the team started using a project management tool diligently.

What adverb is used to modify the main verb in this sentence?

• to improve

• the team

• project management tool

• diligently

Multiple Select

The company's latest marketing campaign was incredibly successful.

What adjectives are used in this sentence?

• latest

• marketing

• successful

• incredibly

Multiple Choice

The company's latest marketing campaign was incredibly successful.

What part of speech is "incredibly" in this sentence?

• noun

• pronoun

• adjective

• adverb

Multiple Choice

The CEO spoke extremely confidently about the future of the company during the press conference.

How many adverbs are there in this sentence?

• one

• two

• three

• four

Open Ended

Write a sentence with an adverbial phrase of time.

Open Ended

Write a sentence with an adverbial phrase of place.

Open Ended

Write a sentence with an adverbial phrase of manner.

Open Ended

Write a sentence with an adverbial phrase of reason.

Open Ended

Write a sentence with an adverbial phrase of frequency.