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Questions

A part of each of the following sentences has been emphasized. Identify the grammatical name of the emphasized portion and its function in the sentence.

  1. My mother did it for my sake.
  2. The murderer was hanged because of his crime.
  3. Bisi greeted me during the games.
  4. We succeeded because of our efforts.
  5. Children go to school in order to learn.
  6. Fabian met the girl at the birthday party.
  7. The building collapsed after the rainfall.
  8. The pastor visited us without any notice.
  9. He borrowed the money for his school fees.
  10. They praised her for her honesty.

 

Answers:

1. i. Adverbial phrase (of reason)

ii. Modifies the verb ‘did’.

 

2. i. Adverbial phrase (of reason)

ii. Modifies the verb ‘was hanged’

 

3. i. Adverbial phrase (of time)

ii. Modifies the verb ‘greeted’

 

4. i. Adverbial phrase (of reason)

ii. Modifies the verb ‘succeeded’

 

5. i. Adverbial phrase (of purpose)

ii. Modifies the verb ‘go’

 

6. i. Adverbial phrase (of place)

ii. Modifies the verb ‘met’

 

7. i. Adverbial phrase (of time)

ii. Modifies the verb ‘collapsed’

 

8. i. Adverbial phrase (of manner)

ii. Modifies the verb ‘visited’

 

9. i. Adverbial phrase (of purpose)

ii. Modifies the verb ‘borrowed’

 

10. i. Adverbial phrase (of reason)

ii. Modifies the verb ‘praised’

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