This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Phrases > Absolute And Participial Phrases – Quiz 11 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Absolute And Participial Phrases Quiz 11 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. True or False:An absolute phrase describes, or modifies, just one single word in a sentence. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 2. What is the appositive(s) phrase?The car, a silver Honda, had two flat tires. A) The car. B) The car. C) Had two flat tires. D) A silver Honda. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A silver Honda. 3. Complete the sentence with the correct past participle to form an absolute phrase: "All our chores ..... , we were finally free to play outside." A) Did. B) Doing. C) Done. D) Do. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Done. 4. Identify the absolute phrase in the following sentence.The ballerina glided across the floor, arms raised toward the heavens. A) The ballerina glided. B) Across the floor. C) Arms raised toward the heavens. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Arms raised toward the heavens. 5. True or False:An absolute phrase must always be placed at the beginning of a sentence. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 6. Which of the following sentences has parallel structure? A) He wanted to rent an apartment, a new car, and traveling around the country. B) He wanted to rent an apartment, to drive a new car, and to travel around the country. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He wanted to rent an apartment, to drive a new car, and to travel around the country. 7. Which of the following is a correct way to form an absolute phrase? A) A noun and a preposition. B) A noun and an ing verb. C) A verb and an adjective. D) A noun and a conjunction. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A noun and an ing verb. 8. Write the infinitive phrase and its function. Emma wishes to play the cello beautifully. A) To play the cello/modifier. B) To play the cello/noun. C) To play the cello beautifully/noun. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To play the cello beautifully/noun. 9. What are the essential components of an absolute phrase? A) Noun and verb. B) Noun and participle. C) Adverb and conjunction. D) Verb and preposition. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Noun and participle. 10. Identify the sentence that contains an absolute phrase used to convey condition. A) The lights turned off, the room fell silent. B) The project approved, they started working immediately. C) The car repaired, he took it for a drive. D) The weather improving, we decided to go for a picnic. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The car repaired, he took it for a drive. 11. Eckels, balanced on the narrow path, aimed his rifle playfully. A) Participial Phrase. B) Absolute Phrase. C) Other Phrase. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Participial Phrase. 12. Complete the sentence with the absolute phrase that best explains WHY Maya was nervous:Maya walked onto the stage, ..... A) Her friends waving from the audience. B) The curtain made of red velvet. C) Hundreds of eyes watching her. D) The lights bright. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hundreds of eyes watching her. 13. What two parts typically make up an absolute phrase? A) A preposition and an object. B) A subject and a finite verb. C) A noun and a participle (or modifier). D) A conjunction and a clause. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A noun and a participle (or modifier). 14. Complete the sentence: ..... , the children played in the park. A) The rain pouring. B) The sky clear. C) The dogs barking loudly. D) The sun shining brightly. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The sun shining brightly. 15. Which option best combines these two sentences using an absolute phrase? 'Her presentation was a success. She felt a wave of relief.' A) Her presentation was a success, and she felt a wave of relief. B) Her presentation a success, she felt a wave of relief. C) Because her presentation was a success, she felt a wave of relief. D) She felt a wave of relief after her successful presentation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Her presentation a success, she felt a wave of relief. 16. Identify the absolute phrase in the following sentence: "Engines roaring, the jets cut through the morning sky." A) The jets cut. B) The jets cut through the morning sky. C) Engines roaring. D) The morning sky. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Engines roaring. 17. Choose the sentence that best uses an absolute phrase. A) With his homework done, Tom watched TV. B) Tom watched TV with his homework done. C) With his homework done, and Tom watched TV. D) Tom, with his homework done, he watched TV. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) With his homework done, Tom watched TV. 18. Identify the absolute phrase in the following sentence: "Angie stood at the jetty, her back to the whipping wind." A) Angie stood at the jetty. B) Her back to the whipping wind. C) There is no absolute phrase here. D) Angie stood. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Her back to the whipping wind. 19. Identify the absolute phrase in this sentence:'Her homework finished, Sarah went to bed early.' A) Sarah went to bed early. B) Finished, Sarah went. C) Her homework finished. D) Went to bed early. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Her homework finished. 20. Which option best describes the role of an absolute phrase? A) It connects two independent clauses. B) It serves as the main subject of the sentence. C) It provides additional information by modifying the entire sentence. D) It modifies a noun in the sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It provides additional information by modifying the entire sentence. 21. What is the absolute phrase in the sentence: "The quarterback, sweat streaming from his face, called a timeout" ? A) Sweat streaming from his face. B) The quarterback called a timeout. C) Called a timeout. D) The quarterback. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sweat streaming from his face. 22. Which sentence shows the correct punctuation for an absolute phrase in the middle of a sentence? A) The driver his hands gripping the wheel, navigated the icy road. B) The driver, his hands gripping the wheel navigated the icy road. C) The driver, his hands gripping the wheel, navigated the icy road. D) The driver his hands gripping the wheel navigated the icy road. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The driver, his hands gripping the wheel, navigated the icy road. 23. Bob, smiling widely, posed for a selfie A) Absolute phrase. B) Infinitive phrase. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Absolute phrase. 24. True or False:An appositive is a phrase that renames or explains a noun. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 25. Complete the sentence with an absolute phrase that shows a cause: ..... , the students cheered and packed their bags. A) When the final bell was ringing. B) Ringing the final bell. C) The final bell that was ringing. D) The final bell ringing. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The final bell ringing. 26. ..... , the military moved into action. A) The enemy's intentions was unclear. B) The enemy's intentions were unclear. C) The enemy's intentions having been unclear. D) The enemy's intentions unclear. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The enemy's intentions unclear. 27. Fill in the blank to correctly position the absolute phrase and make the sentence clear:The runner crossed the finish line, ..... A) Panting heavily, her arms raised in victory. B) Her arms raised in victory, panting heavily. C) And her arms were raised in victory. D) Her arms raised in victory. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Her arms raised in victory. 28. Which of the following uses an absolute phrase correctly? A) Head spinning, I sat down to take the test. B) I sat down to take the test, head spinning. C) Both of the sentences given are correct. D) Neither of the sentences given are correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both of the sentences given are correct. 29. Absolute phrases can contain a noun followed by a participle. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 30. Fill in the blank to logically complete the sentence:My dog stared at the door, ..... for my mom to come home. A) His tail wagging excitedly. B) His tail wagged excitedly. C) Because his tail was wagging. D) He wags his tail excitedly. 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