This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Phrases > Absolute And Participial Phrases – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Absolute And Participial Phrases Quiz 2 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Choose the sentence that includes an absolute phrase that adds sensory detail. A) His voice echoing in the hall, he called her name. B) He called her name loudly in the hall. C) His voice was loud in the hall, he called her name. D) Echoing his voice, he called her name. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) His voice echoing in the hall, he called her name. 2. Identify the absolute phrase in the following sentence: "Noel, her face a mask, ignored the rest of the group." A) The rest of the group. B) Her face a mask. C) Ignored the rest of the group. D) Ignored. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Her face a mask. 3. Complete the sentence with an absolute phrase:The dog barked loudly, ..... A) While it was barking. B) If it wanted to play. C) Its tail wagging furiously. D) Because it was excited. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Its tail wagging furiously. 4. Complete the sentence:With ..... , the meeting was adjourned. A) Everyone agreeing. B) After the vote. C) Because it was late. D) The clock ticking. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Everyone agreeing. 5. Which of the following sentences uses an absolute phrase to indicate result? A) The storm passed, the sun began to shine. B) The concert finished, the crowd erupted in applause. C) The cake baked perfectly, everyone enjoyed it. D) The homework completed, she felt relieved. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The storm passed, the sun began to shine. 6. Which of these best describes the structure of a typical absolute phrase? A) A subject + a finite verb (e.g., he ran). B) A verb form ending in-ing used as a noun (e.g., running is fun). C) A noun or pronoun + a participle (e.g., his phone buzzing). D) A preposition + a noun (e.g., under the table). Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A noun or pronoun + a participle (e.g., his phone buzzing). 7. Identify the absolute phrase in the sentence: "Eyes watering, the chef sliced the onion." A) The chef sliced the onion. B) The chef. C) Eyes watering. D) Sliced the onion. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Eyes watering. 8. True or False:The sentence 'My brother, Mark, is learning to drive' correctly uses commas to show that 'Mark' is extra, non-essential information. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 9. Complete the sentence with the best absolute phrase:The match over, ..... , we celebrated our victory. A) We excited. B) Everyone cheered. C) The crowd roaring. D) The team was happy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The crowd roaring. 10. Absolute phrases always contain a subject. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 11. Which of the following is an absolute phrase, not a participial phrase or a dependent clause? A) Celebrating their victory. B) To celebrate the victory. C) The team celebrating its victory. D) While the team celebrated. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The team celebrating its victory. 12. Which revision best uses an absolute phrase to combine these two sentences? 'The final bell rang. Students poured out of the classrooms.' A) The final bell rang, and then students poured out of the classrooms. B) When the final bell rang, students poured out of the classrooms. C) The final bell having rung, students poured out of the classrooms. D) Ringing, the final bell made students pour out of the classrooms. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The final bell having rung, students poured out of the classrooms. 13. Which of the following is an absolute phrase? A) Their homework completed. B) Because she was late. C) Whispering softly. D) Having been running. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Their homework completed. 14. Which part of the sentence is an absolute phrase:'With the sun rising, the birds began to sing.'? A) With the sun rising. B) The birds began. C) To sing. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) With the sun rising. 15. Fill in the blank:The bus finally arrived, ..... , and we all got on. A) Because its brakes hissed. B) Was hissing its brakes loudly. C) Its brakes hissing loudly. D) Hissed its brakes loudly. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Its brakes hissing loudly. 16. True or False:An absolute phrase can be removed from a sentence without altering the grammatical structure of the main clause. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 17. Complete the sentence:The dinner ..... , the family gathered around the table. A) Prepared. B) Having prepared. C) Preparing. D) Being prepared. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Prepared. 18. Identify the absolute phrase from the sentence below.Sonya refused to look down as she reached for the ledge, her hands raw from climbing the steep cliff. A) Her hands raw from climbing the steep cliff. B) Sonya refused to look down. C) As she reached. D) For the ledge. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Her hands raw from climbing the steep cliff. 19. How can you change this compound sentence so that it includes an absolute phrase?Her eyes were filling with tears, and she kissed him goodbye. A) As her eyes were filling with tears, she kissed him goodbye. B) Her eyes filled with tears as she kissed him goodbye. C) Her eyes filling with tears, she kissed him goodbye. D) She kissed him goodbye, and her eyes filled with tears. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Her eyes filling with tears, she kissed him goodbye. 20. What is the absolute phrase in the following sentence:The backyard filling with lightning bugs, the children shouted with delight. A) The backyard filling with lightning bugs. B) The children shouted with delight. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The backyard filling with lightning bugs. 21. Identify the absolute phrase in the sentence: "The players, their uniforms dirty and torn, celebrated their victory." A) Celebrated their victory. B) The players. C) Their uniforms dirty and torn. D) Dirty and torn. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Their uniforms dirty and torn. 22. In the sentence "She stood patiently in line, her arms folded to control her hunger, " what does the absolute phrase add to the sentence? A) It provides additional detail about her actions. B) It acts as the main verb of the sentence. C) It changes the meaning of the sentence. D) It replaces the subject of the sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It provides additional detail about her actions. 23. An absolute phrase must include a participle. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 24. Modifiers can be used in which position of a sentence? A) Opener. B) Closer. C) Interrupter. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 25. True or False:The sentence 'The player scored the winning goal his teammates cheering wildly.' is grammatically correct. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 26. Select the absolute phrase in this sentence:'Their energy spent, the players sat down to rest.' A) The players sat down. B) Their energy spent. C) To rest. D) The players. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Their energy spent. 27. Which sentence uses an absolute phrase, not a participial phrase? A) The lost puppy was shivering with cold under the porch. B) The lost puppy, shivering with cold, huddled under the porch. C) Its whole body shivering with cold, the lost puppy huddled under the porch. D) Shivering with cold, the lost puppy huddled under the porch. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Its whole body shivering with cold, the lost puppy huddled under the porch. 28. What is the main job of an absolute phrase in a sentence? A) To act as the main verb. B) To modify only the subject. C) To modify the entire main clause. D) To connect two separate sentences. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To modify the entire main clause. 29. Which sentence correctly uses an absolute phrase with a past participle? A) Her phone dropped on the floor, she gasped. B) Dropping her phone, she gasped. C) The project completing, we took a break. D) Her phone, which was dropped, broke. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Her phone dropped on the floor, she gasped. 30. Identify the appositive phrase:Have you read anything by Laurie Halse Anderson, the woman who wrote Chains and Fever? A) By Laurie Halse Anderson. B) The woman. C) The woman who wrote Chains and Fever. D) Anything by Laurie Halse Anderson. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The woman who wrote Chains and Fever. 31. Choose the best option to complete the sentence with an absolute phrase: " ..... , my brother decided to start his video game marathon." A) After finishing his homework. B) To finish his homework. C) His homework was finished. D) His homework finished for the day. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) His homework finished for the day. 32. True or False:A comma is generally needed to separate an absolute phrase from the main clause, no matter where it appears. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 33. Gladiatore pugnante A) When the gladiator is fighting. B) When the gladiator was fought. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) When the gladiator is fighting. 34. True or False:An absolute phrase at the beginning of a sentence must always be set off from the main clause with a comma. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 35. Identify the sentence with an absolute phrase. A) Her voice echoed in the hallway. B) His eyes closed, he drifted to sleep. C) The book on the table is mine. D) They were singing loudly. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) His eyes closed, he drifted to sleep. 36. Is this an essential appositive or a nonessential appositive? Clarence, an angel, must accomplish this goal by helping the character George Bailey realize what a wonderful life he has had. A) Essential (or restrictive) appositive. B) Nonessential (or nonrestrictive) appositive. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Essential (or restrictive) appositive. 37. What is the purpose of the absolute phrase in the sentence: "Her hands trembling with fear, she stepped onto the stage" ? A) Serves as the main verb of the sentence. B) Modifies the subject of the sentence. C) Provides a reason for her fear. D) Gives context to her action. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Gives context to her action. 38. What is the absolute phrase in the sentence: "Brian wandered into the woods, a map folded in his back pocket" ? A) Brian wandered into the woods. B) A map folded in his back pocket. C) Wandered into the woods. D) Brian. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A map folded in his back pocket. 39. Identify the absolute phrase in the following sentence:We all stared at the blank screen, the Wi-Fi having suddenly disconnected. A) We all stared. B) At the blank screen. C) The Wi-Fi having suddenly disconnected. D) Suddenly disconnected. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The Wi-Fi having suddenly disconnected. 40. Which sentence shows the correct comma punctuation for an absolute phrase? A) We packed up our beach towels the sun setting. B) We, the sun setting, packed up our beach towels. C) The sun setting we packed up our beach towels. D) The sun setting, we packed up our beach towels. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The sun setting, we packed up our beach towels. 41. In the sentence 'My dog, a fluffy golden retriever, loves to chase squirrels, ' what is the appositive phrase? A) Loves to chase. B) Chase squirrels. C) My dog. D) A fluffy golden retriever. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A fluffy golden retriever. 42. Fill in the blank:The car sat in the driveway, ..... , waiting for a jump-start. A) Its battery dead. B) The battery is dead. C) With a dead battery. D) Its battery was dead. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Its battery dead. 43. In what position is the absolute phrase in the sentence below?Eyes staring at the floor, the team hung their heads in defeat. A) Opener. B) Closer. C) Interrupter. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Opener. 44. Where would you put the comma in the following sentence?Nervously looking at his test the student hoped his studying had paid off. A) After nervously. B) After looking. C) After student. D) After test. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) After test. 45. Fill in the blank:The bus pulled away from the curb, ..... A) Its brakes squealing loudly. B) And its brakes squealed loudly. C) Squealing loudly. D) Because its brakes squealed. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Its brakes squealing loudly. 46. True or False:An absolute phrase can function as a complete sentence. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 47. Identify the absolute phrase in the following sentence:The car broken down, we had to walk the remaining distance. A) The car. B) We had to walk. C) The car broken down. D) Broken down. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The car broken down. 48. True or False:The phrase 'Running down the street' in the sentence 'Running down the street, the boy tripped and fell' is an absolute phrase. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 49. Using the same pattern of words to show that two or more words or ideas are of equal importance and to help the reader comprehend what is being written is called: A) Parallel structure. B) Obtuse structure. C) Perpendicular structure. D) Acute structure. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Parallel structure. 50. Which of the following sentences best demonstrates the use of an absolute phrase to express cause or condition? A) The project completed successfully, we celebrated our victory. B) She sat silently, her thoughts wandering. C) The sky darkening quickly, we decided to head home. D) The car parked outside, he walked into the office. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The sky darkening quickly, we decided to head home. 51. True or False:An absolute phrase can stand alone as a complete sentence. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 52. Select the sentence that contains an absolute phrase. A) The car turned the corner, its tires screeching on the pavement. B) Because its tires were screeching, the car turned the corner. C) The car's tires were screeching on the pavement. D) Screeching on the pavement, the car turned the corner. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The car turned the corner, its tires screeching on the pavement. 53. Which sentence contains an incorrect absolute phrase? A) The operation had been successful, the doctors relieved. B) His concerns dismissed, he left quietly. C) The evidence contradicting his claims, the case was reopened. D) The plan failing, they sought alternatives. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The operation had been successful, the doctors relieved. 54. Which group of words is a prepositional phrase? A) Before the movie. B) Singing loudly. C) The dog barked. D) My favorite game. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Before the movie. 55. Identify the participial phrase in the following sentence: "The car, speeding down the highway, was pulled over by the police." A) The car. B) Speeding down the highway. C) Was pulled over. D) By the police. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Speeding down the highway. 56. ..... , the students prepared for their final exams. A) The semester was coming to an end. B) The semester having come to an end. C) The semester come to an end. D) The semester coming to an end. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The semester coming to an end. 57. Which of the following is an absolute phrase that could be added to a sentence? A) Because the game was glitching. B) Glitching again. C) The game glitching again. D) On top of the glitching game. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The game glitching again. 58. Absolute phrases often begin with a possessive pronoun. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 59. Even his eyes, which had been young, looked old. A) Participial Phrase. B) Absolute Phrase. C) Other phrase. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Other phrase. 60. Identify the participial phrase in the following sentence:Opening the book to the last page, Sally read the ending first. A) Opening the book. B) Opening the book to the last page. C) Ending first. D) Read the ending. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Opening the book to the last page. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesAbsolute And Participial Phrases Quiz 1Absolute And Participial Phrases Quiz 3Absolute And Participial Phrases Quiz 4Absolute And Participial Phrases Quiz 5Absolute And Participial Phrases Quiz 6Absolute And Participial Phrases Quiz 7Absolute And Participial Phrases Quiz 8Absolute And Participial Phrases Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books