Adjective and Adverb Phrases Quiz

What does an adjective phrase modify?

• A) A verb

• B) A noun or a pronoun

• C) An adverb

• D) A preposition

What does an adverb phrase modify?

• A) A noun

• B) A pronoun

• C) An adjective, a verb, or an adverb

• D) A preposition

Identify the function of the prepositional phrase "to a friend's house" in the following sentence: "After school I rode my bicycle to a friend's house."

• Adverb Phrase

• Adjective Phrase

Identify the function of the prepositional phrase "after school" in the following sentence: "After school I rode my bicycle to a friend's house."

• A) Adjective phrase

• B) Adverb phrase

In the sentence "At her first Olympic competition, Sonja Henie was eleven years old," what is the prepositional phrase "At her first Olympic competition" functioning as?

• A) Adjective phrase

• B) Adverb phrase

• C) Noun phrase

• D) Verb phrase

What does an adjective phrase modify?

• A verb, an adjective, or an adverb

• A noun or a pronoun

• Only a noun

• Only a pronoun

What does an adverb phrase modify?

• Only a verb

• Only an adjective

• A noun or a pronoun

• A verb, an adjective, or an adverb

Which sentence contains an adverb phrase?

• We climbed a mountain with a steep slope on the west side.

• On Saturday night, we went to a jazz concert.

• Nadia Comaneci competed in the 1976 Olympic Games in Montreal.

• She came to the United States in 1989.

Which sentence contains an adjective phrase?

• Nadia Comaneci competed in the 1976 Olympic Games in Montreal.

• She was also enjoying her fame in Romania.

• We climbed a mountain with a steep slope on the west side.

• In 1980, she won two gold medals and two silver medals.

In the sentence, Sonja was the daughter of a Norwegian fur dealer, what is the prepositional phrase?

• was the daughter

• of a Norwegian fur dealer

• Sonja was

• the daughter