Question

Choose the sentence(s) containing an adverb phrase: [Advanced]

• A. The book on the bathroom floor is swollen from shower steam.
• B. She was ready to smash the spider.
• C. The fishermen went sailing over the sea.
• D. Thor smashed Loki with his hammer.

Answer 1

The correct option is C The fishermen went sailing over the sea.

An adverb phrase is a group of words that does the work of an adverb, that is, modify the verb.

Option C is correct. The phrase "over the sea" tells us where the fishermen went sailing. That is, it modifies the verb "sailing" and thus is an adverb phrase.

Options A and D are incorrect. In A, the phrase "from shower steam" is not an adverb phrase as it does not modify the verb "swollen". Rather, the sentence contains a prepositional phrase that acts as an adjective. The prepositional phrase, "on the bathroom floor" modifies the noun "book". In D, the prepositional phrase is "with his hammer" where the preposition is "with". the object is "hammer" and "his" is a modifier of that object.

Option B is incorrect. There is no phrase that modifies the verb "smash". Rather, the sentence contains an infinitive phrase: to smash the spider.