Question

Choose the adjunct from the sentence:
After my shift, I went to a fine dining restaurant.
This question has multiple correct options.
A) After my shift
B) Went
C) To a fine dining restaurant
D) Fine dining

Answer 1

Hint: An adjunct is a word or phrase or a clause that can be removed from a sentence without making the sentence grammatically correct.

Complete step by step answer:
Option A) After my shift – is the correct answer because ‘after my shift’ means after my working hours in the office or in school or in any organisation. When the adverbial phrase ‘after my shift’ is removed from the sentence it will not be grammatically incorrect. Thus, this is the correct answer.
Option B) Went – is an incorrect answer because ‘went’ is a verb and it gives the complete idea about the sentence, otherwise it would be difficult to understand without ‘went’ in the sentence. Thus, it is required in the sentence. Thus, this is an incorrect answer.
Option C) To a fine dining restaurant – is an incorrect answer because "to a fine dining restaurant" is a prepositional phrase. Prepositional phrase is a group of words consisting of prepositions and its objective is to modify the object. While omitting ‘to a fine dining restaurant’ sounds incomplete in the sentence. Thus, this is an incorrect answer.
Option D) Fine dining – is the correct answer because 'Fine dining' is a noun adjunct as it modifies the noun 'restaurant'. (Usually adjunct is an adverb or adverbial as it modifies a verb or an entire clause). Thus, this is the correct answer because if we omit ‘fine dining’ it does not create any major impact in the sentence.
After my shift, I went to a fine dining restaurant.

So, the correct answer is “Option A & D”.

Note:
In this question in Option A we used an adverbial phrase. An adverbial phrase or adverb phrase is simply a phrase that acts as an adverb to describe the verb, to adverb or adjective. Thus, Option A and D are the most appropriate answer as compared to any other option because if we remove the words from the sentence, it will not change its grammatical essence i.e. the sentence would still make sense without an adjunct. When the adverbial phrase "After my shift" is removed, the sentence is grammatically correct. Similarly, when the compound noun "fine dining" is removed, the sentence is still complete with the subject and verb intact.