This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Phrases > Absolute And Participial Phrases – Quiz 17 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Absolute And Participial Phrases Quiz 17 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Complete the sentence: ..... , she quickly finished her art project. A) She gathers her supplies. B) Gathering her supplies. C) If her supplies are gathered. D) Her supplies gathered. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Her supplies gathered. 2. Identify the sentence that uses an absolute phrase to provide background information about the subject. A) The flowers blooming in spring, the garden looked beautiful. B) The dog barking loudly, the neighbors complained. C) His homework completed, he went out to play. D) The car parked in the driveway, they unloaded their bags. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The flowers blooming in spring, the garden looked beautiful. 3. Choose the correct absolute phrase to complete the sentence:'Her hands trembling, ..... ' A) She finished her homework. B) She nervously opened the letter. C) It was a cold day. D) She was happy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She nervously opened the letter. 4. Complete the sentence with the most appropriate absolute phrase:' ..... , the audience clapped enthusiastically.' A) The performance ending. B) The lights dimming. C) The curtain falling. D) The actors bowing. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The actors bowing. 5. Which sentence contains an absolute phrase that sets the scene? A) The stars twinkled. B) The city was busy. C) He was late. D) Her coat buttoned, she stepped into the cold. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Her coat buttoned, she stepped into the cold. 6. Fill in the blank with the best absolute phrase to add detail:The detective closed the case file, ..... A) All clues examined and the mystery solved. B) Examining all the clues and solving the mystery. C) He examined all the clues. D) The mystery was solved by him. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) All clues examined and the mystery solved. 7. In the sentence, 'Legs shaking, the boy walked onto the stage to give his speech, ' what information does the absolute phrase 'Legs shaking' add? A) It tells us how big the stage is. B) It explains what the speech is about. C) It describes the boy's nervous feelings or condition. D) It identifies who the boy is. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It describes the boy's nervous feelings or condition. 8. Complete the sentence with an absolute phrase:The teacher entered the room, ..... A) To start the lesson. B) Everyone listening. C) Students quiet. D) As the lesson began. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Students quiet. 9. Oppidum oppugnato A) When the town was attacking. B) When the town was attacked. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) When the town was attacked. 10. Absolute Phrase:A sentence part which ..... the rest of the sentence. A) Completes. B) Describes. C) Defines. D) Delineates. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Describes. 11. Which word best completes the absolute phrase for a concise sentence? The pizza ..... , we argued over who would get the last slice. A) Going. B) Was gone. C) Gone. D) Went. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Gone. 12. Complete the sentence: ..... , the team captain accepted the trophy with a huge smile. A) Beaming with pride. B) Because her face was beaming. C) Her face beaming with pride. D) She was beaming with pride. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Her face beaming with pride. 13. Which sentence best uses an appositive? A) My brother, a talented musician, plays the guitar. B) The artist painted a beautiful picture. C) The sun is shining brightly. D) The dog barked loudly. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) My brother, a talented musician, plays the guitar. 14. Identify the absolute phrase in this sentence:'The kids, their faces glowing with excitement, opened their gifts.' A) Opened their gifts. B) Their faces glowing with excitement. C) The kids. D) Glowing with excitement. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Their faces glowing with excitement. 15. True or False:An absolute phrase must contain a subject and a finite verb, like 'she was tired'. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 16. Identify the absolute phrase in the following sentence. Lips quivering, mouth salivating, the dog chased the burglar out of the dark house. A) Lips quivering, mouth salivating. B) The dog chased the burglar. C) Out of the house. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lips quivering, mouth salivating. 17. Identify the absolute phrase in the following sentence: "His tired eyes drooping, Jordan had to pull over." A) His tired eyes drooping. B) His tired eyes. C) Jordan had to pull over. D) Pull over. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) His tired eyes drooping. 18. True or False:An absolute phrase can modify a noun in the sentence. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 19. Choose the best sentence that uses an absolute phrase correctly:A storm approaching, ..... A) We stayed outside. B) We saw the storm. C) We were inside. D) We hurried inside. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) We hurried inside. 20. Identify the absolute phrase in the following sentence: "I felt a sudden shock, the earth trembling beneath my feet." A) The earth trembling beneath my feet. B) I felt a sudden shock. C) Sudden shock. D) There is no absolute phrase here. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The earth trembling beneath my feet. 21. Where would you put the comma in the following sentence?Hiding the ring behind his back he got ready to make his proposal. A) After ring. B) After ready. C) After back. D) After hiding. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) After back. 22. Which sentence part is the absolute phrase? (may be multiple answers)Two hard-faced men, both cradling submachine guns, stood watching him closely from the adjacent guard station. A) Two hard-faced men. B) Both cradling submachine guns. C) Stood watching him closely from the adjacent guard station. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Both cradling submachine guns. 23. After Billy left him and walked angrily away, Jody turned up toward the house. A) Participial Phrase. B) Absolute Phrase. C) Other phrase. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Other phrase. 24. What do you call a noun plus a participle? A) Appositive. B) Participle. C) Absolute. D) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Absolute. 25. Complete the sentence with an absolute phrase:The rain pouring down, ..... A) The streets were empty. B) She took an umbrella. C) The game was canceled. D) We stayed indoors. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) We stayed indoors. 26. An absolute phrase is a special kind of modifier that usually contains what two parts? A) A noun and a participle (like a verb ending in-ing or-ed). B) A subject and a main verb. C) An adjective and an adverb. D) A preposition and a noun. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A noun and a participle (like a verb ending in-ing or-ed). 27. True or False:The phrase 'The game over' is an example of an absolute phrase in the sentence 'The game over, the crowd started to leave the stadium.' A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 28. Choose the appositive phrase in the sentence:'The Eiffel Tower, a famous landmark in Paris, attracts millions of tourists every year.' A) The Eiffel Tower. B) A famous landmark in Paris. C) Attracts millions of tourists. D) Every year. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A famous landmark in Paris. 29. Which of the following is an absolute phrase, not a complete sentence or a different type of phrase? A) Her hands trembling slightly. B) Because her hands were trembling. C) She trembled. D) With trembling hands. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Her hands trembling slightly. 30. Which revision best uses an absolute phrase to improve this sentence? 'The pizza was getting cold, so we all hurried to the table.' A) The pizza getting cold, we all hurried to the table. B) We all hurried to the table, the pizza was getting cold. C) Getting cold the pizza, we all hurried to the table. D) We all hurried to the table and the pizza was getting cold. 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