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Identifying Adverbs Practice Questions

1. Never underestimate the power of a woman.
A. Never
B. underestimate
C. power
D. woman
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1. A: “Never” is an adverb indicating when. Adverbs indicate when, where,

how, how much, or in what manner. “Underestimate” is a verb. “Power” is
a noun. “Woman” is also a noun.
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2. The New York State motto “Excelsior” is a Latin word meaning “ever
upward.”
A. New York State
B. motto and Latin
C. word and meaning
D. ever and upward
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2. D: “Ever” (meaning always) is an adverb indicating when, for how long,

and in what manner. “Upward” is also an adverb, indicating where and in
what direction. “New York State” is a proper noun indicating a place. “Motto”
is a noun. In this sentence, “Latin” is an adjective modifying the noun
“word.” In this sentence, “meaning” is a verb (the present participle of to
mean) that is also modifying the noun “word.”
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3. You are in reverse gear. Do not step on the gas. Shift to drive forward.
A. reverse
B. step on
C. forward
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3. C: “Forward” is an adverb indicating the direction in which the individual

being addressed should drive. In this sentence, “reverse” is an adjective
modifying the noun “gear.” “Step on” is composed of the verb “step” and
the preposition “on.” “To drive” is composed of the preposition “to” and the
verb “drive.”
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4. She was so happy because she had finished her test early.
A. so and early
B. so and happy
C. had and finished
D. because and early
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4. A: “So” is an adverb indicating how much and to what extent. It modifies

the adjective “happy.” “Early” is an adverb indicating when, how, and in what
manner. Together, “had” and “finished” form the past participle of the verb “to
finish.” “Because” is a conjunction.
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5. “I never met a man I didn’t like.” (Will Rogers)

A. met
B. man
C. never
D. like
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5. C: “Never” is an adverb indicating when. “Met” is the past tense of the

verb “to meet.” “Man” is a singular noun. “Like” is a verb.
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6. “Man was made at the end of the week’s work, when God was tired.”
(Mark Twain)
A. when
B. at the end
C. of the week
D. tired
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6. A: “When” is an adverb indicating the time at or during which something

happened. “At the end” also indicates when, but is a prepositional phrase.
“At” is a preposition, “the” is an article, and “end” is a noun. “Of the week”
in “of the week’s work” is also a prepositional phrase. “Of” is the
preposition, “the” is the article, and “week” is the noun. “Tired” is an
adjective.
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7. I realize today is rainy, but can you do it tomorrow when it will be

sunny?
A. today and tomorrow
B. tomorrow and when
C. tomorrow and sunny
D. rainy and sunny
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7. B: In this sentence, “tomorrow” is an adverb indicating when. “Today”

could also be used in the same way as an adverb, but in this sentence it is
used as a noun: “…today is rainy…” “Tomorrow will be sunny” is an
example of using “tomorrow” as a noun. “When” is also an adverb
indicating under what conditions (“it will be sunny”). “Rainy” and “sunny”
are both adjectives.
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8. The doctor was pleasantly surprised at his patients’ responses to the

experimental treatment.
A. patients’
B. surprised
C. experimental
D. pleasantly
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8. D: “Pleasantly” is an adverb modifying the adjective “surprised” that

indicates how or in what manner. “Patients’” is a possessive noun.
“Experimental” is an adjective that modifies the noun “treatment.”
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9. “Sometimes I sits and thinks, and sometimes I just sits.” (Satchel Paige)
A. sometimes and just
B. sits and thinks
C. just and I
D. and and sits
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9. A: “Sometimes” (in both instances) is an adverb indicating when and

under what conditions. “Just” is an adverb modifying the verb “sits” that
means only or simply. It indicates how or in what manner. “Thinks” is a
verb. “I” is a pronoun. “And” is a conjunction that connects the two verbs.
[Note: This famous quotation is ungrammatical in that the correct first
person singular present tense would be “I sit and think…I just sit.” Satchel
Paige (1906-1982), a great African-American baseball player, used non-
standard English expressions. He was also known for his witty quotations,
such as “Don’t look back; something may be gaining on you.” However,
the purpose of this question is to identify adverbs, so the incorrect verb
tenses are not an issue here. They also make the quotation more
memorable.]
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10. “O Romeo, Romeo! Wherefore art thou Romeo? Deny thy father, and
refuse thy name….”
A. art
B. thou
C. wherefore
D. thy
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10. C: “Wherefore” is an adverb indicating for what purpose. It means

“why” in the sense of “for what future purpose?” rather than “why” in the
sense of “from what past cause?” Since they come from feuding families,
Juliet wishes Romeo could deny his family of origin along with his name.
“Art” is the Elizabethan form of “are” and is the second person present
tense of the verb “to be.” “Thou” is the Elizabethan form of “you” and is a
personal pronoun. “Thy” is the Elizabethan form of “your” and is a
possessive personal pronoun.
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Direction: Select a word or phrase from the given list to complete the
sentence:
1. The greater the demand __________ the price

A. higher
B. high
C. the higher
D. the high
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Option 3 the higher

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2. He was trying to sell a/an _____ necklace in Chor Bazar.

A. Buddha jade blue

B. Jade Buddha blue
C. Buddha blue jade
D. Blue jade Buddha
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Option 4: Blue jade Buddha

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3. I admired her ___ jacket.

A. blue beautiful mink

B. beautiful blue mink
C. blue mink beautiful
D. mink blue beautiful
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Option 2: beautiful blue mink

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4. The officials shared some _________ news

A. Destructive
B. Colorful
C. Intelligent
D. Important
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Option 4: Important
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5. Brinda is a/an ________________baby.

A. victorious
B. proud
C. mammoth
D. adorable
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Option 4: adorable
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6. Their idea of a holiday ________ at a luxury resort

A. is relaxed
B. is to relaxing
C. is relax
D. is relaxing
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Option 4 is relaxing
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7. ____________teachers prefer a class that is fairly consistent in having

pupils of the same level.

A. Most
B. Neither
C. Whole
D. Every
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Option A: Most
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8. Machu Picchu is the _______ site I saw in Peru.

A. amazing
B. more amazing
C. most amazing
D. as amazing
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Option C : most amazing

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9. The outdoor area is ________ with murals and paintings on the facade.

A. vibrancy
B. vibrant
C. vibrance
D. vibration
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Option B: vibrant
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10. She began to tell them _________about her life in Maharashtra,

particularly in Navi Mumbai.

A. little
B. the few
C. a little
D. a few
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Option C: a little
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11. In the office, Pawanwas _______ Jadhav.

A. senior to
B. more superior
C. super then
D. superior than
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Option A : senior to
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12. In the rainy season, there are many _______ caterpillars in the
garden.

A. small velvety red and black

B. small red and black velvety
C. red and black small velvety
D. velvety small red and black
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Option B: small red and black velvety

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13. The passenger-train was___ to overtake the goods train going in the
same direction.

A. faster enough
B. fast enough
C. fastest enough
D. the fastest enough
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Option B: small red and black velvety

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14. There should be _________ punishment for rule-breakers

A. much
B. too
C. severe
D. many
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Option C: severe
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15. No, I'm not talking about mass-produced _________ chocolate

A. commercial
B. commerce
C. commercially
D. commercialisation
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Option A: commercial
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