Question

Identify the type of phrase underlined in the sentence below.

As quickly as possible, we cleaned the house and tossed away the trash so that mom would not get suspicious when she returned home from work.
A.
absolute
B.
adverbial
C.
noun
D.
adjectival

Answer 1

The underlined phrase "As quickly as possible" in the sentence is an **adverbial** phrase. It modifies the verb "cleaned" by describing how the action was performed, which is characteristic of adverbial phrases. Thus, the correct answer is:

B. adverbial