Sort into columns

Adverbial Phrases —
Duration and Other Meanings.

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Question 1

Sort each sentence by how it describes the duration of an activity.

Question 2

These phrases describe a lesson. Sort them by whether they give its length or only its ending time.

Question 3

These phrases describe cleaning jobs. Sort them into how often a job happens and how long it lasts.

Question 4

Look at the final phrases. Sort these sentences by whether they describe how an activity is done at a location or how someone travels to a destination.

Question 5

These phrases describe everyday activities. Sort them by whether they tell us when, where or how something happens.

Practice Adverbial Phrases – Duration and Other Meanings with this interactive word-sorting exercise of 5 questions. Tap each word into the column it belongs in, then submit to check your answers and get detailed feedback on every set.

Practicing grammar in real sentences — rather than memorising rules in isolation — is one of the most effective ways to make a structure stick. You can retry as many times as you like to build accuracy and confidence using Adverbial Phrases – Duration and Other Meanings in everyday English.

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