This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Prepositions > Prepositions And Prepositional Phrases – Quiz 8 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Prepositions And Prepositional Phrases Quiz 8 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What type of prepositional phrase is the following and what question does it answer:All the people I know walk to school. A) Adverb/why?. B) Adjective/how many?. C) Adjective/who?. D) Adverb/where?. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Adverb/where?. 2. True or False:In the sentence 'The girl in the red coat is my sister, ' the phrase 'in the red coat' acts like an adjective. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 3. Identify the prepositions in the following sentence:After the movie, they went to the coffee shop for some tea. A) After, tea. B) Movie, coffee. C) After, for. D) Went, shop. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) After, for. 4. Mary ran around the corner to meet her friends. A) To meet. B) Around the corner. C) Ran around. D) Her friends. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Around the corner. 5. Identify the prepositional phrase in the following sentence:The cat slept under the table. A) Under the table. B) The table. C) Slept under. D) The cat slept. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Under the table. 6. What is the prepositional phrase in the sentence?The dog followed her down the stairs. A) Down the stairs. B) Followed her. C) The dog. D) Her. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Down the stairs. 7. A ..... refers to the group of words that starts with a preposition and ends with the object of the preposition. A) Prepositional phrase. B) Pronoun. C) Noun. D) Verb. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Prepositional phrase. 8. He is interested ..... learning a new language. A) About. B) Apart from. C) Of. D) By. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) About. 9. Sales have been increasing ..... the leadership of our new boss. A) Under. B) From. C) On. D) On. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Under. 10. Identify the two prepositional phrases:The cat jumped over the fence and ran across the yard. A) Jumped over. B) Across the yard. C) Ran across. D) Over the fence. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Over the fence. 11. Identify the prepositional phrase in the sentence:'The soccer field is behind the library.' A) Is the library. B) The soccer field. C) Behind the library. D) Is behind. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Behind the library. 12. Identify the prepositional phrase in the sentence below:Chris kicked the ball into the goal. A) Chris kicked. B) Into the goal. C) The ball. D) Kicked the ball. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Into the goal. 13. A(n) (a) starts with the word "to" and ends with a verb. A) A. infinitive. B) Prepositional phrase. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. infinitive. 14. Complete the sentence:The secret is just between you and ..... A) I. B) Myself. C) Me. D) My. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Me. 15. In the sentence 'Mariah left her backpack beside the locker, ' what is the object of the preposition? A) The locker. B) Mariah. C) Beside. D) Backpack. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The locker. 16. What is the prepositional phrase in the following sentence from Anne Frank? MRS. VAN DAAN:Ration books? If they see our names on ration books, they'll know we are here. A) If they see. B) Are here. C) On ration books. D) Our names. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) On ration books. 17. Select the preposition.Justice is the purpose of the court system. A) Justice. B) Of. C) Court. D) System. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Of. 18. Which sentence best uses a prepositional phrase at the beginning for sentence variety? A) The team in the locker room celebrated their victory. B) Loudly, the team celebrated their victory. C) The team celebrated their victory loudly in the locker room. D) In the locker room, the team celebrated their victory loudly. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) In the locker room, the team celebrated their victory loudly. 19. What is the prepositional phrase in the sentence below?Last night I had a dream about a strange castle. A) Last night. B) Dream about. C) About a strange castle. D) I had a dream. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) About a strange castle. 20. Choose the sentence that uses the prepositional phrase correctly. A) We are waiting on the bus stop. B) They laughed on the joke. C) He is interested in science. D) She is good at soccer. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He is interested in science. 21. Which of the following groups of words is a prepositional phrase? A) Was waiting. B) After the movie. C) The long and winding road. D) Because it was late. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) After the movie. 22. Choose the preposition:Rows of beautiful flowers grow along the side of the road A) Road. B) Grow. C) Along. D) Side. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Along. 23. What is the prepositional phrase?Three birds flew ..... on Sunday. A) Off her seat. B) Without his hat. C) Of blocks. D) In the air. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) In the air. 24. Recognize the preposition phrase in the following sentence:The book is on the shelf. A) Under the bed. B) Between the pages. C) Above the table. D) On the shelf. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) On the shelf. 25. Which of the following is a correct example of a prepositional phrase? A) Quickly runs. B) Very tall. C) Beautifully sings. D) Under the table. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Under the table. 26. In the sentence 'She found her keys under a pile of clothes, ' what is the object of the preposition 'under'? A) Clothes. B) Keys. C) She. D) Pile. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Pile. 27. Find the object of the preposition in this sentence: "The book on the desk is mine." A) On. B) The book. C) The desk. D) Mine. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The desk. 28. Everyone is nice to Ron at work, but they are always talking ..... his back. A) Over. B) Below. C) Behind. D) Above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Behind. 29. Prepositions are: A) Words that express feelings, qualities, or concepts. B) Words that connect two independent clauses. C) Words that indicate a time, location, position, or direction relationship. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Words that indicate a time, location, position, or direction relationship. 30. We sat in the room quietly. A) In the room. B) Quietly. C) The room. D) We sat. 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