Adverbs study set

What prepositional phrase(s) are in this sentence?

An enormously huge truck stopped beside our house. 

• an enormously huge truck

• stopped beside our house

• beside our house

• There aren't any phrases

What adverbs are in this sentence?

An enormously huge truck stopped beside our house.

• An

• enormously

• huge

• beside

Answer explanation

"Beside" is an adverb if i doesn't have a phrase. In this sentence "beside" is a preposition.

"An" is a demonstrative adjective escribing truck.

"huge" is a adjective describing truck.

What is the subject of this sentence?

An enormously huge truck stopped beside our house. 

• An

• enormously

• huge

• truck

• house

Answer explanation

"House" is in a phrase. We never select subjects in prepositional phrases.

What kind of verb is "stopped"?

An enormously huge truck stopped beside our house. 

• Action verb

• Helping verb

• Linking verb

What prepositional phrase(s) are in this sentence?

I carefully walked outside today.

• carefully walked outside

• walked outside today

• outside today

• There aren't any phrases.

Answer explanation

Outside can be a preposition, but without a phrase, it's a lonely adverb.

What adverbs are in this sentence? 

I carefully walked outside today. 

• carefully

• walked

• outside

• today

Answer explanation

All 3 words described "walked," which is a verb

Which words are the subject/verb pair found in this sentence?

I carefully walked outside today. 

• I + carefully

• I + walked

• I + outside

• today + walked

What prepositional phrase(s) are in this sentence? 

Near the stairs my mom occasionally sees an extremely tiny mouse.

• Near the stairs

• occasionally sees

• an extremely tiny mouse

• There aren't any phrases. 

What adverbs are in this sentence? 

Near the stairs my mom occasionally sees an extremely tiny mouse.

• Near

• occasionally

• extremely

• tiny

Answer explanation

"Near" can be an adverb, but wen it's in a phrase it's a preposition.

"Occasionally" describes "sees," which is a verb.

"Extremely" describes "tiny," which is an adjective.

Which words are the subject/verb pair found in this sentence?

Near the stairs my mom occasionally sees an extremely tiny mouse.

• stairs + sees

• my mom + sees

• mom + sees

• mouse + sees