Identify the adverbial phrase in the following sentence.
After the Broadway show, we had a memorable time when we met some of the actors.
Multiple choice question.
we had a memorable time
Reason:
Incorrect. This is an independent, or main, clause. It has a subject (we) and a verb (had) and can stand on its own as a sentence.
a memorable time
Reason:
Incorrect. This word group has a noun (time) and the noun’s modifiers. It is not an adverbial phrase.
After the Broadway show
Reason:
Correct. This is an adverbial phrase. It modifies the entire sentence that follows and answers the question “When?”
to the Broadway show
Reason:
Incorrect. This is a prepositional phrase that begins with the preposition to.
Correct Answer
After the Broadway show
Friday, 28 January 2022
After the Broadway show, we had a memorable time when we met some of the actors.
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