Question

Choose the adjunct in the following sentence:
I sent my application to a university in Pennsylvania.

• A. sent
• B. my application
• C. to a university
• D. in Pennsylvania

Answer 1

Answer: (D)

in Pennsylvania

An adjunct is a word, phrase or clause that can be eliminated from the sentence, without affecting it grammatically. The sentence would still make sense without an adjunct. Adjuncts are usually adverbs, adverb phrases or adverb clauses. When the adverb phrase, "in Pennsylvania" is removed, the sentence is still grammatically correct. Hence it's the adjunct and option D is correct. "Sent" is the verb and "my application" is the direct object. Without any of these, the sentence ceases to be a sentence; hence options A and B are incorrect. "To a university" is the indirect object, without which the sentence sounds strange; hence it isn't an adjunct and option C is incorrect.