This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Phrases > Absolute And Participial Phrases – Quiz 10 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Absolute And Participial Phrases Quiz 10 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What function does the absolute phrase serve in this sentence? The presentation finished, the class breathed a collective sigh of relief. A) It acts as the subject of the sentence. B) It renames the word 'presentation'. C) It describes the sigh of relief. D) It explains the cause or condition for the class's relief. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It explains the cause or condition for the class's relief. 2. The backyard filling with lightning bugs, the children shouted with delight. What noun and modifiers are in the absolute phrase? A) Backyard noun modifiers-filling with lightning bus. B) Noun-children modifier-shouted. C) Noun-bugs modifier-backyard. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Backyard noun modifiers-filling with lightning bus. 3. Fill in the blank to create a sentence with a past-participle absolute phrase:All the chores ..... , we were finally free to play video games. A) Doing. B) Done. C) Were done. D) Did. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Done. 4. What is the noun in the absolute phrase "With the deadline approaching, she worked through the night" ? A) Approaching. B) She. C) Deadline. D) Night. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Deadline. 5. Rege in via ambulante A) Since the king is walking in the road. B) Since the king is going to walk in the road. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Since the king is walking in the road. 6. Which of the following sentences uses an absolute phrase to indicate simultaneous actions? A) The music playing, they danced happily. B) The rain falling, he opened his umbrella. C) The dog barking, she ignored it. D) The sun setting, we packed our bags. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The sun setting, we packed our bags. 7. Complete the sentence:The children played outside, ..... A) Sunset approaching. B) It was cold. C) Their laughter echoing. D) They were happy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Their laughter echoing. 8. True or False:The phrase 'with her phone lighting up' is a valid type of absolute construction. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 9. True or False:If an appositive is absolutely essential to know which noun you're talking about (like in 'My friend Leo is on my team, ' when you have many friends), you should NOT use commas. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 10. Appositive? Candace Flynn's babysitter Annie is the only one who lets her eat with her hands. A) Candace Flynn's babysitter. B) Annie. C) Her. D) Her hands. E) NONE. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Annie. 11. Absolute phrases can stand alone as complete sentences. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 12. What part of a sentence does an absolute phrase usually add information to? A) The entire main clause. B) A single adjective. C) Only the verb. D) Only the subject. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The entire main clause. 13. Which sentence uses an absolute phrase effectively? A) The movie ended, the credits rolling. B) The car is fast. C) He reads every night. D) The cake was delicious. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The movie ended, the credits rolling. 14. All of the following are examples of possessive pronouns EXCEPT A) My. B) Mine. C) She. D) Ours. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She. 15. Complete the sentence: ..... , the team celebrated their victory. A) Winning the game. B) With the game won. C) The game was won. D) The game won. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) With the game won. 16. Fill in the blank to create a sentence with an absolute phrase: ..... , my dad decided we should have a barbecue. A) Since the weather turned sunny. B) The weather turning sunny. C) Because of the sunny weather. D) The weather was sunny. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The weather turning sunny. 17. Complete the sentence with the best absolute phrase:'The cake in the oven, ..... ' A) The timer set. B) She waited patiently. C) It smelled delicious. D) The aroma filled the kitchen. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The aroma filled the kitchen. 18. Which sentence contains an absolute phrase, not a participial phrase that just modifies a single noun? A) The girl singing on stage is my sister. B) I saw a bird building a nest in the tree. C) The dog, wagging its tail, greeted me at the door. D) His chores finished for the day, Leo turned on his video game console. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) His chores finished for the day, Leo turned on his video game console. 19. Its paw injured, the dog limped home. A) Absolute phrase. B) Infinitive phrase. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Absolute phrase. 20. What is the absolute phrase in the following sentence:The road never seemed to end, the center stripe stretching into the distance beyond sight. A) The road never seemed to end. B) The center stripe stretching into the distance beyond sight. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The center stripe stretching into the distance beyond sight. 21. In which sentence does the absolute phrase best show the *reason* why something happened? A) We played video games, my brother yelling at the screen. B) My homework finally done, I was able to relax and watch a movie. C) The skateboarder landed the trick, the crowd cheering loudly. D) She walked on stage, her heart pounding with excitement. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) My homework finally done, I was able to relax and watch a movie. 22. Does this sentence have an absolute phrase?He got off of the roller coaster, his heart pounding, his knees rattling. A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes. 23. Which is the absolute phrase?Because he decided to take his time, she was waiting on him all night long. A) Because he decided to take his time. B) Was waiting on him all night long. C) To take his time. D) There is not absolute phrase. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) There is not absolute phrase. 24. True or False:An absolute phrase must always be separated from the main part of the sentence by a comma or commas. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 25. In what position is the appositive below?He stared at the security guard, a giant of a man. A) Opener. B) Interrupter. C) Closer. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Closer. 26. An absolute phrase modifies the entire sentence, not just a single word. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 27. Identify the absolute phrase in the below sentence.His dog licking his face, Darren held on to the slippery ball of fur. A) His dog licking his face,. B) Darren held on to. C) The slippery ball of fur. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) His dog licking his face,. 28. Locate the absolute phrase in the following sentence:The movie finally over, we all stretched and stood up. A) The movie finally over. B) We all stretched. C) And stood up. D) Stretched and stood up. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The movie finally over. 29. True or False:The phrase her phone buzzing nonstop is an example of an absolute phrase. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 30. Identify the absolute below. A) Eyes bulging. B) Falling asleep. C) Under a table. D) Between two trees. 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