This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Prepositions > Preposition And Prepositional Phrase – Quiz 4 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Preposition And Prepositional Phrase Quiz 4 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Identify ALL of the prepositional phrase(s) in the following sentence.Inside the ELA classroom were several clues for the vocabulary scavenger hunt that would take place tomorrow. A) Inside the ELA classroom; for the vocabulary scavenger hunt. B) Inside the ELA classroom; several clues. C) Inside the ELA classroom; that would take place. D) Inside the ELA classroom; for the vocabulary scavenger hunt; that would take place tomorrow. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Inside the ELA classroom; for the vocabulary scavenger hunt. 2. What is the prepositional phrase in the sentence: "The cat jumped over the fence" ? A) Over the fence. B) The cat. C) Jumped over. D) The fence. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Over the fence. 3. What is the OBJECT of the preposition in the highlighted phrase?We played on the giant water slide aboard the massive ship. A) Aboard. B) Massive. C) Ship. D) Cruise. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ship. 4. "Karina lives with her elder sister."Choose the preposition. A) With. B) Her. C) Elder. D) Lives. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) With. 5. Identify the preposition in the following sentence:The student leaned against his locker because he was waiting patiently. A) Patiently. B) Because. C) Against. D) Waiting. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Against. 6. Which is the receiver of the message of the speaker in the poem? A) Persona. B) Poet. C) Writer. D) Addressee. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Addressee. 7. Identify the compound preposition. A) According to. B) The. C) Ran the unicorn. D) Through the forest. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) According to. 8. Fill in the missing preposition:Please put the soda ..... the counter. A) Into. B) On. C) Within. D) Inside. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) On. 9. Which of the following sentences does NOT contain a preposition? A) The children played by the river. B) I like pizza. C) The dog ran down the street. D) The book is under the table. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I like pizza. 10. Name the object of the preposition.Fans of the cartoonist read his comic strips eagerly. A) Cartoonist. B) Read. C) Fans. D) Comic strips. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cartoonist. 11. Identify the prepositional phrase:The strange man parked his car by the tall trees. A) Parked his car. B) Strange man parked. C) By the tall trees. D) The tall trees. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) By the tall trees. 12. Which prepositional phrase best completes the sentence: "He walked ..... the hallway" ? A) Behind. B) Across. C) On. D) In. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) In. 13. I like to listen to music. A) To music. B) To listen. C) Like to. D) No prepositional phrases. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To music. 14. Fill in the missing preposition:Yesterday, I had to explain English grammar ..... the class. A) Under. B) Above. C) To. D) From. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To. 15. Which of the following is a common preposition? A) On. B) With. C) In. D) At. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) In. 16. A prepositional phrase is always composed of ..... ? A) Preposition and adverb. B) Conjunction and noun. C) Preposition and object. D) Preposition and verb. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Preposition and object. 17. Prepositions always have a/an A) Object. B) Participle. C) Related noun. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Object. 18. What is the object in the prepositional below?over the lazy dog A) The. B) Over. C) The lazy dog. D) Dog. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Dog. 19. Which sentence contains two prepositional phrases? A) The books are on the table. B) She jumped over the fence and through the gate. C) The dog barked loudly. D) He ran down the street. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She jumped over the fence and through the gate. 20. In the sentence "We studied in the library during lunch, " which part is the prepositional phrase? A) We studied. B) In the library. C) During lunch. D) Both in the library and during lunch. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Both in the library and during lunch. 21. A ..... tells you where, when or how something happened. A) Preposition. B) Prepositional Phrase. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Preposition. 22. My mom took a walk around the block. A) My mom. B) Took a walk. C) Around the block. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Around the block. 23. Which word is the preposition in the sentence: "She sat beside him" ? A) Beside. B) Him. C) She. D) Sat. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Beside. 24. Which sentence contains a compound preposition? A) The bird flew through the window. B) The ball is on top of the shelf. C) He sat behind the desk. D) The cat jumped out of the box. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The ball is on top of the shelf. 25. Identify the preposition in this sentence:I stood among the crowd and listened carefully. A) Stood. B) Among. C) And. D) Carefully. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Among. 26. A prepositional phrase is made up of a preposition, the object of a preposition, and all of the words in between. Choose the part of the following sentence that is the prepositional phrase: "The injured squirrel scurried toward the bush." A) The injured squirrel. B) The bush. C) Scurried toward the bush. D) Toward the bush. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Toward the bush. 27. Choose the correct preposition to complete the sentence: "The explorers trekked ..... the dense jungle." A) Over. B) Under. C) Around. D) Through. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Through. 28. Find the prepositional phrase in the sentence. The car drove on the bridge. A) The car. B) Drove. C) On the bridge. D) Car drove. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) On the bridge. 29. TRUE or FALSE:A prepositional phrase MAY contain the verb of the sentence. A) TRUE. B) FALSE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) FALSE. 30. Choose the part of the following sentence that is the prepositional phrase: "John can jump rope for 50 minutes." A) Can jump rope. B) John. C) Rope for. D) For 50 minutes. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) For 50 minutes. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesParts Of Speech QuizzesGrammar QuizzesPreposition And Prepositional Phrase Quiz 1Preposition And Prepositional Phrase Quiz 2Preposition And Prepositional Phrase Quiz 3Preposition And Prepositional Phrase Quiz 5Preposition And Prepositional Phrase Quiz 6Preposition And Prepositional Phrase Quiz 7Common Prepositions With Verbs QuizDependent Prepositions After Adjectives Quiz 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books