Modifying Adverbial Phrases

Choose the adverbial phrase in the following sentence:
The Fourth of July fireworks exploded with a loud bang.

• exploded
• The Fourth of July
• with a loud bang
• fireworks

Choose the adverbial phrase in the following sentence:
Jenny tried to talk to Peter underneath the water.

• tried to
• underneath the water
• Jenny
• to Peter

Choose the adverbial phrase in the following sentence:
The yellow cat sat and waited on the steps.

• and waited
• The yellow cat
• sat
• on the steps

Choose the adverbial phrase in the following sentence:

The mother hen clucked loudly in the house.

• loudly in the house

• mother hen

• clucked

• The mother

Find the adverb:

Thompson seemed extremely happy.

• extremely

• seemed

• happy

Choose the adverbial phrase in the following sentence:

My sleepy puppy sat and waited in the house.

• in the house

• sleepy

• sat and waited

• My sleepy puppy

Find the adverbial phrase.

He found his old baseball glove under the couch.

• old baseball glove

• He found

• under the couch

• found his old

Find the adverb:

The lottery winner was completely overjoyed.

• completely

• overjoyed

• lottery

• winner

What questions can an adverb answer?

• who

• where

• when

• to what extent

• what

An adverb can modify _____, ______, and _______.

• nouns

• adjectives

• verbs

• other adverbs

• pronouns