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11. Adverbs answer the following questions ________.
A. do, does, did, may, can
B. hadn’t, didn’t, ever, who, why
C. who, what , where, when, why this be
D. where, when, how, how often, how long,
ANSWER:A
SOLUTION :An adverb gives more information about the verb.
12. Which sentence has the adverb in the correct position?
A. I get often headaches.
B. He forgot always my birthday.
C. I regularly visit my mum.
D. She speaks fluently Spanish.
ANSWER:C
SOLUTION: I regularly visit my mum.
13. Which of these sentences does not contain an adverb?
A. The child ran happily towards his mother.
B. Sali walked to the shops.
C. Brendan gently woke the sleeping baby.
D. I visited my mum yesterday.
ANSWER:B
SOLUTION:
Sali walked to the shops.
14. Which of the following is an adverb?
A. Quick
B. Quickly
C. Quickness
D. Quicker
ANSWER:B
SOLUTION: Adverbs modify verbs,adjectives,or other adverbs.”Quickly” is an adverb modifying the verb.
15. Which of the following is not an adverb?
A. Almost
B. Also
C. Almostly
D. Altogether
ANSWER:C
SOLUTION: “Almostly” is not a valid adverb,”almost”is.
16. Which of the following adverbs does not end in -ly?
A. Very
B. Soon
C. Slowly
D. Quietly
ANSWER:A
SOLUTION :not all adverbs end in -ly , and “very” is one example.
17. Which of the following sentence has an adverb?
A. She is a good cook.
B. The car is blue.
C. He runs quickly.
D. I am tired.
ANSWER:C
SOLUTION:
“Quickly” is the adverb modifying the verb “runs”.
18. What kind of adverb is “Often”?
A. Frequency adverb
B. Time adverb
C. Manner adverb
D. Degree adverb
ANSWER:A
SOLUTION:
“Often” is an adverb that expresses how frequently something happens.
19. Which of the following sentences has an adverb phrase?
A. The dog barks loudly.
B. He walks to school.
C. She sings beautifully.
D. They ate pizza for dinner.
ANSWER:A
SOLUTION: “Loudly” is the adverb modifying the verb “barks”,and it forms an adverb phrase with the verb.
20. Which of the following sentences has a comparative adverb?
A. She walks slowly.
B. He sings well.
C. They run fast.
D. He runs faster than she does.
ANSWER:D
SOLUTION:
“Faster” is a comparative adverb, comparing the speed of two actions.