Question

Which of these sentences does not contain an adverb?

• A. The child ran happily towards his mother.
• B. Brendan gently woke the sleeping baby.
• C. Sali walked to the shops.
• D. I visited my mum yesterday.

Hint:

Words ending in \textbf{“-ly”} are often adverbs, but time words like \textbf{yesterday} can also function as adverbs.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is C

Step 1: Recall that an adverb describes a verb, adjective, or another adverb and often tells how, when, where, or to what extent an action happens.
Step 2: Examine each option carefully:

Option (A): happily describes how the child ran — adverb present.
Option (B): gently describes how Brendan woke the baby — adverb present.
Option (D): yesterday tells when the action happened — adverb present.

Step 3: In option (C), “to the shops” is a prepositional phrase, not an adverb.
Step 4: Therefore, option (C) does not contain an adverb.