This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Prepositions > Prepositions And Prepositional Phrases – Quiz 3 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Prepositions And Prepositional Phrases Quiz 3 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Identify the prepositions in the following sentence:My brother lives near a museum in New York. A) Near, in. B) In, brother. C) Lives, near. D) My, a. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Near, in. 2. I put my markers ..... my desk. A) In. B) Put. C) Desk. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In. 3. True or False:A prepositional phrase must contain a subject and a verb to be complete. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 4. Which word/phrase is a preposition:The boy will ride into the city. A) City. B) Will ride. C) Boy. D) Into. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Into. 5. My dad put my homework ..... my backpack. A) Dad. B) My. C) In. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) In. 6. Identify the preposition in this sentence:'They traveled across the country.' A) Between. B) Around. C) Across. D) Through. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Across. 7. Do this sentence have a prepositional phrase?7. I gave the children ham sandwiches. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 8. Complete the sentence:'The painting is ..... the wall.' A) Under. B) In. C) At. D) On. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) On. 9. Mrs. Lawrence put the marker above the board. Choose the preposition in each sentence: A) Marker. B) Board. C) Above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Above. 10. Identify the prepositional phrase in this sentence:'The book is under the bed.' A) Under the bed. B) Is under the. C) The book is. D) The bed. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Under the bed. 11. Choose the sentence that correctly uses the prepositional phrase to the park. A) We walked at the park after lunch. B) We walked into park after lunch. C) We walked to the park after lunch. D) We walked toward parks after lunch. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) We walked to the park after lunch. 12. What is a common mistake when using prepositions? A) Using too many prepositions in a single sentence, making it confusing. B) Omitting prepositions entirely, leading to incomplete sentences. C) Using the wrong preposition, such as saying 'in the weekend' instead of 'on the weekend'. D) Using prepositions at the end of a sentence, like 'Where are you at?'. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Using the wrong preposition, such as saying 'in the weekend' instead of 'on the weekend'. 13. What is the preposition in the sentence:'Paulo worked in a busy area downtown'? A) Downtown. B) Worked. C) Area. D) In. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) In. 14. Identify the object of the preposition in the following sentence:She is going to the store. A) Library. B) Park. C) Store. D) School. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Store. 15. What is the preposition?It stands beside a plaque with information. A) It. B) Stands. C) Beside. D) Information. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Beside. 16. Choose the sentence that uses the preposition "across" correctly. A) Across the lesson, we learned a lot. B) She walked across the street. C) He looked across the book. D) They played a game across. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She walked across the street. 17. Which sentence uses a prepositional phrase to modify the adjective 'happy'? A) I was happy about the good news. B) The cat ran under the porch. C) She is the captain of the team. D) We ate pizza after the game. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I was happy about the good news. 18. What is the prepositional phrase in the sentence below?My father's car was parked inside the garage. A) Inside the garage. B) My father's car. C) Was parked. D) Car was parked inside. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Inside the garage. 19. What is the prepositional phrase in the sentence:'The book is on the shelf'? A) The shelf. B) On the shelf. C) The book is. D) Is on. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) On the shelf. 20. I' m tired ..... walking. Let's stop and have a rest. A) To. B) With. C) Of. D) For. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Of. 21. Identify the prepositional phrase as "adjectival" or "adverbial."The bed with the firm mattress was most comfortable. A) Adjectival. B) Adverbial. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Adjectival. 22. What is the PREPOSITIONAL PHRASE in the sentence below:We hurried back to the classroom. A) Back to the classroom. B) To the classroom. C) Hurried back to. D) We hurried back. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To the classroom. 23. Select the answer choice that finishes the sentence with a prepositional phrase and identifies the preposition in the sentence.The phone is ..... A) On the desk. (preposition:on). B) Quickly running. (preposition:quickly). C) Very loud.(preposition:very). D) A smartphone.(preposition:a). Show Answer Correct Answer: A) On the desk. (preposition:on). 24. Complete the sentence with the most appropriate prepositional phrase:The children played ..... A) Without a doubt. B) With joy. C) By chance. D) In the backyard. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) In the backyard. 25. True or False:In 'He hid the remote under the cushion, ' the phrase 'under the cushion' acts like an adverb because it modifies the verb 'hid.' A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 26. What does a preposition show? A) The action taken by a noun or pronoun. B) The relationship between a verb and its object. C) The relationship between a noun or pronoun and another word in the sentence. D) The relationship between an adjective and a noun, or an adverb and a verb. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The relationship between a noun or pronoun and another word in the sentence. 27. Identify the object(s) of the preposition in the following sentence.The waitress handed the cheese pizza to my friend. A) Cheese pizza. B) To my friend. C) Friend. D) Pizza. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Friend. 28. What is an example of a prepositional phrase that indicates direction? A) With great enthusiasm. B) To the store. C) After the rain. D) Under the table. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To the store. 29. Fill in the blank:The coach is tired ..... the same mistake over and over. A) With seeing. B) By seeing. C) To see. D) Of seeing. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Of seeing. 30. A ..... is a word that relates a noun or pronoun to another word in a sentence. A) Preposition. B) President. C) Pronoun. D) Pregame. 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