This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Prepositions > Prepositions And Phrases – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Prepositions And Phrases Quiz 2 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Identify the object of the preposition in the sentence: "He walked through the park." A) Through. B) He. C) Park. D) Walked. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Park. 2. Prepositions begin phrases and end with an object. An object is always either a ..... or a ..... A) Adjective or adverb. B) Noun or pronoun. C) Noun or verb. D) Pronoun or conjunction. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Noun or pronoun. 3. What i is the prepositional phrase in the following sentence?(group of words that shows when or where)The nest is in the tree. A) Is in. B) In the tree. C) In. D) The nest. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) In the tree. 4. Write a sentence using a prepositional phrase that indicates location. A) The girl read a book. B) The dog ran through the park. C) The cat slept on the couch. D) The boy ate dinner at 6 PM. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The cat slept on the couch. 5. Choose the correct preposition for this sentence:My sister was standing ..... me and my mom. A) Behind. B) In. C) On. D) To. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Behind. 6. Which of the following sentences uses a subordinating conjunction correctly? A) She will succeed because, she works hard. B) She will, because she works hard, succeed. C) She will succeed, because she works hard. D) Because she works hard, she will succeed. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Because she works hard, she will succeed. 7. Which sentence correctly uses the adjective phrase "with blue stripes" ? A) The shirt with blue stripes is mine. B) With blue stripes, the shirt is mine. C) The shirt is mine with blue stripes. D) Both A and B. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Both A and B. 8. Which word is the object of the preposition in the following sentence?They swim during the summer. A) Swim. B) Summer. C) They. D) During. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Summer. 9. Which of the following sentences correctly distinguishes between a dependent clause and a prepositional phrase? A) The game was canceled because of the rain. B) The game, because of the rain, was canceled. C) Because the rain was heavy, the game was canceled. D) Because of the rain, the game was canceled. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Because the rain was heavy, the game was canceled. 10. Which of the following prepositional phrases would best complete the sentence that follows:The tree ..... is a weeping willow. A) I climbed as a kid. B) That we bought at the nursery. C) Beside the dry creek. D) You killed with the Round Up. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Beside the dry creek. 11. Select the preposition in the sentence below: "The dog jumped over the fence." A) Jumped. B) Over. C) Fence. D) Dog. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Over. 12. Which word is the preposition or connecting word in the following sentence?They traveled to the beach. A) Traveled. B) The. C) To. D) Beach. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To. 13. We must finish our project before the holidays. A) Must finish our project. B) Before the holidays. C) The holidays. D) We must finish. E) Our project. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Before the holidays. 14. Which word is the preposition in the following sentence?(word that shows when or where)They got home before it rained. A) Got. B) Before. C) Rained. D) They. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Before. 15. Fill in the blank with the correct preposition: "The cat is hiding ..... the bed." A) Under. B) In. C) On. D) Over. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Under. 16. Which of the following sentences correctly uses a dependent clause? A) When she arrives, we will start the meeting. B) We will start the meeting when she arrives. C) We will, when she arrives, start the meeting. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 17. Which sentence uses a prepositional phrase to show time? A) The cat is under the bed. B) We will meet after lunch. C) She sat beside her friend. D) The ball rolled across the floor. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) We will meet after lunch. 18. Which word is the preposition in the following sentence?(word that shows when or where)The cat hid under the chair. A) The. B) Hid. C) Under. D) Chair. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Under. 19. Which prepositional phrase tells us where? A) After school. B) In the future. C) On Saturday. D) On the board. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) On the board. 20. Identify the object of the preposition(s):Hemingway wrote his book on this typewriter. A) Book. B) Typewriter. C) His. D) Hemingway. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Typewriter. 21. Can a prepositional phrase come at the beginning of a sentence? A) No. B) Yes. C) It depends on the sentence structure. D) It depends on the preposition. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Yes. 22. Which word is the preposition in the following sentence?(word that shows when or where)Park your bike beside the door. A) Bewide. B) Door. C) Bike. D) Your. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bewide. 23. Most people in India follow the traditional customs of their country. Is this phrase adjective or adverb phrase? A) Adjective Phrase. B) Adverb Phrase. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Adjective Phrase. 24. Select the prepositional phrase.The man and his dog walked around the track. A) The man and his dog. B) And his dog walked around the track. C) His dog walked. D) Around the track. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Around the track. 25. What i is the prepositional phrase in the following sentence?(group of words that shows when or where)The birds sing before sunrise. A) Before sunrise. B) Birds. C) Sing before. D) The birds. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Before sunrise. 26. Identify the prepositional phrase:My best friend lives on Walnut Road. A) Best friend lives. B) On Walnut Road. C) My best friend. D) Lives on Walnut Road. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) On Walnut Road. 27. Which word is the object of the preposition in the sentence: "She sat beside her friend during the movie." A) Friend. B) Beside. C) Sat. D) During. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Friend. 28. What is the object of the preposition in the sentence: "She looked at the stars." A) At. B) Looked. C) Stars. D) She. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Stars. 29. Identify the prepositional phrase in the following sentence: "We walked through the park." A) Through the park. B) Walked. C) The park. D) Walked through. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Through the park. 30. What is prepositional phrase in the sentence below?Tomorrow, the students will once again walk into the classroom. A) Into the classroom. B) The students. C) Tomorrow. D) Will walk. 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