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Which of the following sentences contains an adverbial phrase?
A.
Levi earned an academic scholarship to attend Princeton University.
B.
Gertrude listened to her best friend Lillian in an attentive manner.
C.
Sauntering across the stage, Helen accepted her high school diploma.
D.
Melissa watched a video about efforts to save endangered polar bears.

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B.

"In an attentive manner" is an adverbial phrase modifying how Gertrude listened.

(For contrast: A's "to attend Princeton University" modifies "scholarship" (adjectival); C's "Sauntering across the stage" is a participial phrase modifying "Helen" (adjectival); D's "about efforts to save endangered polar bears" modifies "video" (adjectival).)