This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Prepositions > Prepositions And Phrases – Quiz 3 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Prepositions And Phrases Quiz 3 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which sentence uses the bold word as a preposition? A) Sebastian made holiday cards for all his friends. B) I am going to take a nap, for I am exhausted. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sebastian made holiday cards for all his friends. 2. How many prepositional phrases are in the following sentence?My dog barked at my neighbor on Tuesday after dinner. A) 4. B) 2. C) 1. D) 3. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 3. 3. Identify the preposition in the following sentence: "The cat jumped over the fence." A) Cat. B) Over. C) Fence. D) Jumped. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Over. 4. Identify the preposition in the following sentence: "She walked across the street." A) Across. B) Street. C) Walked. D) She. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Across. 5. Choose the preposition of place in the sentence: "The book is on the shelf." A) Book. B) Is. C) On. D) Shelf. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) On. 6. Uma ate cereal of great nutritional value before school. 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. 7. Identify the prepositional phrase in the following sentence: "With great power comes great responsibility." A) Great power. B) Comes great responsibility. C) With great power. D) With great. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) With great power. 8. Which of the following is a prepositional phrase in the sentence: "They walked through the park during the afternoon." A) They walked. B) Through the park. C) During the afternoon. D) Both "through the park" and "during the afternoon". Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Both "through the park" and "during the afternoon". 9. Identify the prepositional phrase in the following sentence: "The cat sat on the mat." A) On the mat. B) The mat. C) Sat on. D) The cat sat. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) On the mat. 10. Which word is the preposition in the following sentence?(word that shows when or where)I like to sit by the window. A) Like. B) By. C) The. D) Sit. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) By. 11. Identify the prepositional phrase in the following sentence:Putting her papers under her desk, Mrs. Bowsman felt like her desk was clean. A) Desk was clean. B) Putting her papers. C) Felt like her desk. D) Under her desk. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Under her desk. 12. Identify the prepositional phrase in the following sentence:We stood behind a tall person and couldn't see the stage. A) We stood. B) Behind a tall person. C) Couldn't see the stage. D) And couldn't see. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Behind a tall person. 13. Which prepositional phrase tells us when? A) After college. B) Through the woods. C) Around the garden. D) Over the fence. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) After college. 14. Choose the sentence that correctly uses a prepositional phrase. A) They are running. B) She quickly the stairs. C) The dog slept under the porch. D) He will tomorrow. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The dog slept under the porch. 15. Give three examples of common prepositions. A) Big, small, tall. B) Run, jump, play. C) Happy, sad, angry. D) On, in, under. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) On, in, under. 16. What i is the prepositional phrase in the following sentence?(group of words that shows when or where)They got home before it rained. A) It rained. B) They got. C) Before it rained. D) Got home. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Before it rained. 17. Identify the prepositional phrase:The pencil that fell off the desk was yellow. A) Pencil that fell. B) Was yellow. C) Off the desk. D) Fell off the desk. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Off the desk. 18. In the sentence "He sat beside her, " what is the object of the preposition? A) He. B) Her. C) Sat. D) Beside. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Her. 19. Which sentence uses a prepositional phrase to tell when something happened? A) The dog barked loudly. B) She is reading a book. C) The cat slept on the mat. D) We went to the park after dinner. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) We went to the park after dinner. 20. Construct a sentence using the prepositional phrase "under the bridge." A) The car drove under the bridge. B) The car drove quickly. C) The bridge is tall. D) The car is red. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The car drove under the bridge. 21. Which word is the preposition or connecting word in the following sentence?After dinner, she read a book. A) Dinner. B) Read. C) After. D) She. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) After. 22. How many prepositional phrases are in the sentence below? Enter the number of prepositional phrases.During class, her teacher explained the process of elimination to her students. A) 1. B) 3. C) 2. D) 4. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 3. 23. Which of the following is a prepositional phrase in the sentence: "The children played in the garden." A) The children. B) Played. C) In the garden. D) Played in. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) In the garden. 24. Choose the correct prepostional phrase for this sentence:I went to the grocery store ..... my dad. A) In. B) Above. C) Below. D) With. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) With. 25. Identify the adjective phrase in the following sentence: "The house with the red door is mine." A) Is mine. B) The house. C) With the red door. D) Red door. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) With the red door. 26. Which word is the preposition in the following sentence?(word that shows when or where)Walt played with a friend during lunch. A) Played. B) During. C) Lunch. D) Walt. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) During. 27. Rewrite the sentence using a different preposition:'The dog is under the table.' A) The dog is above the table. B) The dog is in the table. C) The dog is on the table. D) The dog is beside the table. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The dog is beside the table. 28. What is the object of the preposition in the sentence: "He hid behind the curtain." A) He. B) Curtain. C) Behind. D) Hid. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Curtain. 29. Which word is the preposition in the following sentence?(word that shows when or where)The children walked through the woods. A) Woods. B) Through. C) Children. D) Walked. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Through. 30. Which of the following is a preposition of time? A) Before. B) Across. C) Between. D) Under. 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