Pick out the Adverb Phrase in the given sentence:
"They have moved to another place."
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → to another place
An adverb is a word that tells how, when, where or how much something happens. It can also describe an adjective or another adverb, for example she sings sweetly, very hot.
Adverb phrase:
- A phrase is a group of words without its own subject and verb.
- An adverb phrase does the work of an adverb: it tells where, when or how an action happens.
- This sentence: "to another place" tells where they have moved, and it has no subject or verb of its own, so it is an adverb phrase.
Why the Other Options are Incorrect?
Option 1: have moved to — Incorrect. "Have moved" is the verb. "To" without its object is incomplete.
Option 3: moved to another — Incorrect. It cuts off the noun "place" and takes in part of the verb.
Option 4: they have moved — Incorrect. It has a subject and a verb, so it is the main clause, not a phrase.
Contrast: a phrase ("to another place") has no subject and verb. A clause ("they have moved") has both.