Question

Which words make up the adverb phrase in this sentence? For a moment, I thought the lion was asleep. A. For a moment B. thought the lion C. was asleep D. I thought

Answer 1

The adverbial phrase in this sentence is A) for a moment. A phrase means that there is no finite verb, and adverb means that it denotes something (in this case, time).
B, C, and D cannot be correct because there is a verb there, which means it is a clause/fragment, but not a phrase.

Answer 2

The correct answer is A: for a moment