This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Prepositions > Prepositions And Prepositional Phrases – Quiz 14 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Prepositions And Prepositional Phrases Quiz 14 (41 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Identify the preposition in the following sentence.In spite of the weather, we still go. A) Still go. B) Will go. C) In spite of. D) In. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) In spite of. 2. Which word is the preposition in this sentence:'The dog jumped over the fence.' A) Fence. B) Jumped. C) Dog. D) Over. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Over. 3. Identify the prepositional phrase in the following sentence:The llamas paced around the fenced yard all afternoon. A) The llamas paced. B) Around the fenced yard. C) Around the fenced. D) Yard all afternoon. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Around the fenced yard. 4. In the sentence, 'I found my lost keys under the car seat, ' which word is the object of the preposition? A) Keys. B) Car. C) Seat. D) Under. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Seat. 5. What is the preposition in the sentence?The huge black dog sat by the warm fireplace . A) Warm. B) Sat. C) The. D) By. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) By. 6. Identify the prepositional phrase in the following sentence.Between the cafeteria and the gym was broken glass. A) The cafeteria and the gym. B) Was broken glass. C) Between the cafeteria. D) Between the cafeteria and the gym. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Between the cafeteria and the gym. 7. Identify the preposition in the following sentence:The book is under the bed. A) Through. B) Around. C) Under. D) Over. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Under. 8. What is the object of the preposition in the following phrase? from the friendly little, old lady A) Friendly. B) Lady. C) Old. D) From. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lady. 9. Identify the prepositional phrase in the following sentence:Putting her papers under her desk, Mrs. immordino felt like her desk was clean. A) Felt like her desk. B) Desk was clean. C) Putting her papers. D) Under her desk. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Under her desk. 10. Which word best completes the sentence using proper grammar? The puppy is sleeping ..... the bed. A) beneath B) above C) toward D) after A) Beneath. B) Above. C) Toward. D) After. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Beneath. 11. Fill in the blank with the correct preposition:He hid ..... the bed. A) Under. B) Between. C) Above. D) Behind. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Under. 12. What is the prepositional phrase?Coach Pedro talked to the team. A) Talked to the team. B) The team. C) Coach Pedro. D) To the team. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To the team. 13. Select the sentence that contains a preposition. A) My brother and I play video games. B) He scored the winning goal. C) We walked around the neighborhood. D) The dog barked loudly. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) We walked around the neighborhood. 14. What is the prepositional phrase? He will attend the meeting with us. A) He will. B) Meeting with us. C) Will attend the meeting. D) With us. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) With us. 15. More than three hundred people were ..... A) Over the fence. B) On that leaf. C) Into the house. D) On the boat. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) On the boat. 16. In the sentence 'She finished her project in spite of the constant interruptions, ' which part is the multi-word preposition? A) Her project. B) The constant. C) In spite of. D) She finished. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) In spite of. 17. Choose the OBJECT of the preposition.The girl by the door is my sister. A) Sister. B) Door. C) My. D) Girl. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Door. 18. Choose the prepositional phrase in the following sentence:'The cat slept under the warm blanket.' A) The warm blanket. B) Under the warm blanket. C) Slept under. D) The cat. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Under the warm blanket. 19. What is the prepositional phrase?Two bags ..... came on Monday. A) Off her seat. B) In the air. C) Of blocks. D) Without his hat. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Of blocks. 20. Choose the prepositional phrase in the sentence.2. We climbed up the hill. A) Climbed up. B) Up. C) We climbed. D) Up the hill. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Up the hill. 21. The ticket holders waited patiently outside the theater. A) Waited patiently. B) The ticket holders. C) No prepositional phrases. D) Outside the theater. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Outside the theater. 22. What questions does an adjective prepositional phrase answer? A) What, which, how much/many. B) When, where, why, how, to what extent. C) To what extent. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) What, which, how much/many. 23. Do this sentence have a prepositional phrase?9. You can't talk now. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 24. Identify the prepositional phrase.Viewers loved the little mouse with the silly grin. A) With the silly grin. B) Viewers loved. C) The little mouse. D) Silly grin. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) With the silly grin. 25. What is the preposition in the sentence below?The post office is just around the corner. A) Office. B) Around. C) Corner. D) Is. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Around. 26. Which revision best fixes the misplaced prepositional phrase in this sentence:'I bought a new phone for my mom with a better camera.'? A) For my mom, I bought a new phone with a better camera. B) I bought for my mom a new phone with a better camera. C) I bought a new phone with a better camera for my mom. D) With a better camera, I bought a new phone for my mom. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I bought a new phone with a better camera for my mom. 27. What is the PREPOSITION in the following sentence? I watch TV during the evening? A) Watch. B) The. C) During. D) I. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) During. 28. Choose the prepositional phrase in the sentence.4. There are lots of birds nesting under the leaves. A) There are lots of birds. B) Under the leaves. C) Nesting under the leaves. D) Nesting under. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Under the leaves. 29. Identify the prepositional phrase in the sentence below:The new student walked through the door. A) The new. B) Through the door. C) Student. D) Walked through. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Through the door. 30. Choose the OBJECT of the preposition:Through the woods, I ran quickly to the tree fort. A) Through. B) Quickly. C) Woods. D) Ran. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Woods. 31. Identify the preposition in the sentence.Today he is beloved around the world. A) World. B) Around. C) Today. D) He. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Around. 32. Identify the preposition in each sentence.Stay off the raft. A) Stay. B) Off. C) The. D) Raft. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Off. 33. What is the prepositional phrase in the sentence?By the evening, we were too tired to see the movie. A) To see the. B) By the evening. C) We were too. D) See the movie. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) By the evening. 34. Which sentence has an incorrect use of a prepositional phrase? A) She is sitting in the room. B) We are arriving at midnight. C) They walked across the street. D) He is talking on the phone. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) We are arriving at midnight. 35. At midnight, I was craving a bowl of strawberry ice cream. A) Strawberry. B) Craving. C) At. D) Midnight. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) At. 36. Do this sentence have a prepositional phrase?6. Come home with me. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 37. Choose the prepositional phrase:The Civil War began in 1860. A) In 1860. B) Civil War began. C) The Civil War. D) Began in 1860. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In 1860. 38. The cake will be ..... the ceremony. A) After. B) Above. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) After. 39. Identify the prepositional phrase:She walked along the riverbank. A) Walked along. B) She walked. C) The riverbank. D) Along the riverbank. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Along the riverbank. 40. What unusual behavior was humorously attributed to pelicans in the video? A) Playing chess. B) Flying backwards. C) Dancing. D) Singing. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Singing. 41. Identify the object(s) of the preposition in the following sentence:The dogs at the park seem happy. A) The dogs. B) At the park. C) Seem happy. D) Park. 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